Ratings report: Ethan Ampadu proves to be the highlight for Leeds United after an impressive debut in their friendly encounter with Monaco - Yorkshire Post 22/7/23
HERE are the Leeds United ratings from Saturday’s pre-season friendly against AS Monaco at York City’s LNER Community Stadium.
By Leon Wobschall
Meslier: No chance with either second-half goal. 6
Ayling: Spurned a chance in front of goal ahead of the break
when he might he done better. Had to be attentive to the dangerous Silva. One
no-nonsense tackle on Matazo. 6
Cooper: No frills and organised the back line well enough
before coming off at the break. 6
Struijk: Orderly enough in his defensive duties and produced
a sound, committed performance. 7
Hjelde: Got forward when possible and tested Kohn with a low
drive. A loose pass led to a good chance for Monaco’s Diop on restart. 6
Ampadu: Handed a United debut and showed he will be a go-to
man in the middle ground in 23-24. One or two delightful passes and always
wanted the ball. Pretty encouraging start and some decent stuff defensively. 7
Summerville: Operated in the number ten role. Went down on a
couple of occasions in first half, but got back up. Showed some flashes of
quality. 7
James: Picked out Ayling with one quality cross. Headed one
chance over and dragged a second-half opportunity wide. 6
Sinisterra: Nice, bright and up for it and was a livewire
for spells. Worked hard to get back too. 7
Rutter: A lot on his shoulders as the lone forward in a
4-2-3-1 formation. Lots of effort there, but no real chances. 6
Substitutes: Gnonto (Summerville 45). A welcome sight on the
right, but his main contribution was giving away a penalty. 6
Gelhardt (Sinisterra 45). A player who always capable of
make things happen and who can spark the crowd. 6
Cresswell (Cooper 45). Back in the fold and came on for
Cooper at the break. Kept busy. 6
Bamford (James 65). Went close late on to pulling one back.
6
Gyabi (Ayling 65) 6
Byram (Hjelde 65) 6.
Drameh (Ampadu 65) 6.
Shackleton (Gray 65) 6.
Joseph (Rutter 65) 6.
Substitutes unused: Klaesson, van den Heuvel, Bate, Poveda.
