SALFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Daniel Farke the head coach / manager of Leeds United during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Salford City and Leeds United at Peninsula Stadium on August 29, 2023 in Salford, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
Georginio Rutter revealed the ‘one option’ to relaunch Leeds United’s career following a record transfer.
Georginio Rutter has failed to make an impact since becoming Leeds United’s record acquisition in January, but the youthful forward has started the last three games under Daniel Farke.
Daniel Farke believes that hard effort is the ‘one option’ for Georginio Rutter’s Leeds United career to take off. The record signing has had a difficult start to life at Elland Road, making only 18 games since his January arrival and frequently being overlooked amid the Whites’ relegation battle.
However, Farke has given the France under-21 international a recent run in the starting eleven, and he scored in Leeds’ sole league win of the season thus far against Ipswich Town. When asked how he had rebuilt Rutter’s confidence, the Whites manager instead advised the forward to concentrate on all elements of his game while appraising his attackers following a goalless home stalemate with Sheffield Wednesday.
“There is always only one solution: hard work,” Farke told reporters. It’s not so much about psychological games as it is about working hard to get yourself into a really excellent fitness level and concentrating on the performances because it never works if you’re simply playing with ‘I have to score, I have to score’ and putting yourself under pressure. It’s more like, ‘no, concentrate on being a really good teammate, linking the play well, working well against the ball,’ and then goals come naturally.
“I used to be a striker, and I had these spells where you just have to watch a ball and the ball goes in and you can’t explain why, and sometimes you find it difficult to capitalize on your opportunities.” So, during these times, it’s important not to feel sorry for yourself or complain; instead, focus on working hard for the team and the goals will come naturally, not just for Georgi but also for Joel Piroe, for Patrick Bamford when he returns, and for other players like Joe Gelhardt, who can also play up front; this is a major topic.
“Overall, I have to say yes. We missed many chances in our last home game against Sheffield, but the offensive lads were brilliant in the game before, so Ipswich were unable to handle our quality and all of our offensive players.” So the momentum can shift quickly, and in one game, we discovered there was a lot of confidence and all of our offensive guys scored, and in the last game, we missed too many chances, and we’re back to talking about confidence. So don’t worry too much about it; just focus on hard work, and I believe we’ll have enough quality to achieve our goals.”
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