Leeds United try-hard's bad day, half-time education, attacker debate and off-camera QPR moments — YEP 10/11/24
By Graham Smyth
The YEP’s verdict and off-camera moments from Saturday’s win
against QPR.
Leeds United eased to another home win on Saturday when
struggling Queens Park Rangers came to Elland Road and here's what you might
have missed.
The Whites might not have been at their vintage best in
attack but still did more than enough to see off the Championship's bottom side
in the final action before the November international break.
Goals from Jayden Bogle and Joel Piroe did the damage in
either half to give Daniel Farke a fifth home victory on the spin. Here's the
YEP take.
Good day
Jayden Bogle
The right-back's form has been a little up and down in the
early part of his Leeds United career but there is no doubt how dangerous he
can be when flying forward. QPR found him really difficult to deal with as he
ran into the area to make himself an option or cross the ball. The goal was
scruffy but so important.
Brenden Aaronson
Sometimes when he has the ball at the feet it's like he's
still trying to press the opposition, so frenetic are his movements. But the
little forward passes down the sides of defenders and some of his work to
disrupt QPR was good. Yes, he can frustrate with a lack of composure but
opposition teams are not enjoying playing against him. He's a difficult man to
track and gets into dangerous positions. He never stops, either.
Bad day
Manor Solomon
The frustration is so evident in his body language at times.
It just isn't happening at present. He's trying too hard or he's trying things
that don't quite fit with what his team-mates are doing. He has the quality to
be a difference maker at this level but it's not evident right now.
Off-camera
Ao Tanaka with a superb chipped first-time ball round the
corner in the warm-up possession game. It sailed over the head of his marker to
Mateo Joseph who jumped and flicked it on to Pascal Struijk with his heel
leaving Willy Gnonto for dead and grinning.
Veterans and current serving members of the armed forces
being welcomed pitchside at Elland Road by supporters already in their seats
during the warm-up.
Josuha Guilavogui emerging to warm up in the first half with
teenagers Sam Chambers and Charlie Crew, like a proud dad taking his kids out
for a walk.
QPR fans singing 'we've had a shot, we've had a shot, we've
had a shot' after their first attempt on goal after half an hour of play.
Dr Mark Prince OBE being welcomed to the pitch at half-time
to explain his work against knife crime. Prince lost his son Kiyan, a QPR
academy player, to knife crime and explained the importance of education. At
half-time Leeds screened a video of his presentation to Corpus Christi College.
Earlier this year at Loftus Road some away fans reacted angrily having
struggled to make out his words over the public address system and
misinterpreted his speech. Leeds and QPR and their foundations worked together in
the week before Saturday's game to allow Prince to deliver his message to local
school kids.
Farke putting his fingers to his temples to tell his players
to think after a succession of players miscued attempted passes or clearances
in a particularly scrappy phase of play.
Joseph and Solomon debating who got it right and who got it
wrong after the winger crossed to where the striker was not.
Piroe and Ashby, who played four games together at Swansea
at the start of last season, having a catch up at full-time.