Away form - Injection of central pace ?

[spaldy]

That is just depressing to see.

A 16 million gamble on a midfielder. The on position we have deep depth.

Of course, if we lose Strujik we?ll be scrambling on backs?.once again

Like a broken record

[WTF11]

This is getting less and less like click bait.

https://motleedsnews.com/comment/str...r-development/

Why the f00k would we "trade" Struijk for some nobody from Eastern Europe?

[Ozwhites]

If Struijk doesn't start against Derby for the 2nd game in a row, I reckon he is on his way. Forget the injury smokescreen bullshizer...🤐

[Ozwhites]

Idiot... Played the last one, and on the bench the game before! 😀 Still...if he is on the bench again v Derby, I'd be a little concerned.

[Monaco_Totty]

Struijk penned his contract terms back in Dec 2022 & he is still under contract until 2027, so thats gonna give Leeds some serious leverage if & when any offers do arrive for his services.
Have said before Pascals lack of pace was the only issue I noted in his PL games & sadly his injury record requires management too still.

Allegedly on a salary of 2,600,00 pounds which makes him joint-fourth highest earner behind Bamford, Firpo & Solomon this season.

To be fair 3 players of the 5 in this post I have mentioned do have disruptive injury issues.

Regardless, reading that Leeds are reportedly keen on securing Pascal with a new long-term contract so it remains uncertain publicly whether Struijk would actually be willing to push for a transfer away from Leeds ?
But the club is gonna say that either way. 😃
So, if we are gonna lose a central defender or maybe need a better one next season then logically Khusanovs stats are why hes being looked at seriously for sure, but he wont be sold for peanuts !

Khusanov is very impressive & almost never gets caught out by opposing attackers & has a calming demeanor along with an impressive tough athletic frame of 6ft 1 of 84 kg which dominates his opponents physically & mentally, particularly his clean tackling timing technique.

RC Lens, now under Coach Will Self (the Coach who famously caught the eye when at Reims), always starts with 3 centre-backs & the wider two will typically play far more aggressively than the central centre-back who is Khusanov.
The wider centre-backs will step out & carry the ball forward in possession more than Khusanov who stays central & reads any developing dangerous situations very well.

Spurs & Newcastle have regular scouts onto Khusanov as have a few Spanish big guns too according to local press here & RC Lens being geographically close but poorer neighbours to French Ligue 1 rival neighbours of Lille & Rennes will want big bucks for him if he leaves in January, for sure, as they currently sit in a healthy 7th place in French Ligue1.

Interesting situation but I am surprised with the Spurs Pascal link, to be honest.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8yd5sXYM...xI_JybvGlhI68I

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Pace is invaluable now in the game where robust tackling is penalised. Good first touch helps too.

[spaldy]

Not familiar with Ligue 1.

is the pace equivalent to the prem and championship?