Leeds United £10m man told to ‘step up’ by manager as midfield injury extent is revealed
Daniel Farke saw his Leeds United side held to a 1-1 draw at Luton Town.
Daniel Farke has called on Leeds United Largie Ramazani to ‘step up’ if he wants more game time in the promotion run-in.
With Leeds drawing 1-1 at relegation-threatened Luton on Saturday Farke turned to Isaac Schmidt to replace Manor Solomon on the left flank.
Though Farke pointed out that Schmidt has played a lot on the wing in the early part of his career, the newly-capped Swiss international was brought to Elland Road as a full-back last summer and Ramazani was a circa £10m winner, bought from Almeria.
The Belgian has struggled to get into the team since injuring his ankle early on in the campaign and was overlooked entirely today even with his side in need of a winner.
“Isaac looked really sharp in training, he has strength in driving forward and we had the feeling if he can cut in with his strong right foot he can create a chance,” said Farke of his substitution.
“He was so close to making this happen. We wanted a player on the pitch a bit more solid in the duels, I was not 100 per cent happy with last performances in terms of the maturity in duels of Largie. He has to step up a bit if he wants game time.”
