Leeds United played SC Verl behind-closed-doors for the club’s second pre-season friendly and first one in Germany - but how did we rate the performances?
Daniel Farke’s Whites took in their first pre-season friendly in Sweden on Saturday afternoon as they locked horns with fierce rivals Manchester United at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm for a goalless draw.
From there, it was on to the club’s training camp in Germany and a second friendly played on Tuesday afternoon behind-closed-doors against third-tier German outfit SC Verl.
Fans were not in attendance but the YEP’s chief football writer Graham Smyth was and here are his player ratings with a trio scoring 8/10 but a ‘quiet’ star among the 6s.
13. Karl Darlow (sub)
7 - One sublime save to keep out a free-kick, caught a simple shot, little else to do beyond clearing a few times. | Getty Images
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14. Jayden Bogle (sub)
8 - So good on the ball, played quickly and accurately. Has carried his last season form into pre-season action. Picked the tempo up for Leeds. | Getty Images
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15. Sam Byram (sub)
7 - Stout defending, sensible decisions on the ball. Didn't need to get out of second gear. | Getty Images
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16. Joe Rodon (sub)
7 - Organised things, constantly feed information to team-mates and talked youngsters through situations. Rarely troubled. | Getty Images
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17. Ethan Ampadu (sub)
7 - Some great decisions in possession and nice switches of play. | Getty Images
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18. Ao Tanaka (sub)
6 - A bit quiet at times. Didn't dominate possession in the way he can. | Getty Images