Leeds builds on the “tremendous talent” with 16 goals

Leeds United kept their place at the top Priority table on Saturday after a dramatic 3-3 draw away to Hull City.

The Whites were leading 3-1 in the match before the last ten minutes and managed to put it away, conceding two late, to come up with just one point.

Daniel FarkeThe team are still top of the division, but their lead over Sheffield United and Burnley, who both won their games, has dropped from three points to one.

The West Yorkshire side went for all three points after goals from Ao Tanaka, Dan James and Joel Piroe, and goalkeeper Illan Meslier will not look back fondly on his role in their return to Hull.

As you can see from the highlights, the Leeds goalkeeper did not celebrate in any of the home side’s three goals and will need to raise the level of his performance to ensure there are no further questions about his place in the team.

While goalkeeping and defensive issues were on display in that draw, Leeds are reportedly in the market to add another attacking option to their squad.

Leeds United interested in Premier League starlet

According to TEAMtalk reporter James MarshmentLeeds United are one of the teams interested in signing Aston Villa winger Louie Barry.

The journalist claims that the Whites are monitoring his situation after the Premier League outfit decided to recall the youngster from his loan spell at First Division side Stockport County ahead of the January transfer window.

Marshment follows TEAMtalk report states that Championship chiefs are keen on swooping for the striker, with Farke seemingly plotting a move to bring him to Elland Road before the February deadline.

The outlet adds that Villa plan to send him back on loan and that there are now a host of teams set to battle for his signature ahead of the second half of the season.

It reveals that Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Sunderland are also interested in signing the 21-year-old dynamo, meaning there is plenty of competition for Leeds to contend with if they are to win the race for his services.

The Whites will need to convince Barry that a move to Elland Road is the best next step in his development after his time at Stockport County, and showing the quality of players he would have the chance to play with could help their cause, as he could link up with Joel Piroe in the coming months.

Joel Piroa’s form this season

The Dutch marksman added another goal to his tally in the 3-3 draw with Hull on Saturday, as he scored the third goal of the game for Farke’s side.

Ivor Pandur played a stray pass for Piroe on the edge of the box, but the striker still had plenty of work to do and drove into the box before firing a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner.

Left foot forward lost all nine of his matches and struggled with the physicality of the Hull defenders, but made up for it with his incredible effort to put his side two goals up, which should have been enough for all three points.

The pyro started 16 of the club’s 26 Championship games so far this season, after Mateo Joseph started the season as the first choice in the center forward role, and has been a fairly reliable performer for the manager in the upper part of the pitch.

As you can see in the table above, the former Swansea star has scored an impressive 15 goals and assists in 16 starts for Leeds this season, while beating his xG by between three and four goals.

These stats show that Piroe is a striker who is clinical in front of goal and makes the most of the high quality chances that come his way, while also being able to create opportunities for his teammates to find the goal.

Why Louie Barry would love Joel Piroe

If Leeds win the race with Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Sunderland to secure Barry’s services on loan for the second half of the season, the Aston Villa winger could be keen to play alongside the Dutchman for a number of reasons.

First, the 21-year-old winger created five ‘big chances’ for Stockport in the first half of the season in League One and was rewarded with just two assists, suggesting he did not play with the forwards as clinically as Piroe.

Therefore, Barry, who is described as “great talent” specialist Carlton Palmer, could benefit from a striker like him to make the most of the high-quality chances he has the quality to create from the left flank, which could improve his assist tally in the second half of the 2024/25 season. campaign.

As you can see in the video above, the Aston Villa youngster, a former Barcelona player, also has the ability to find the goal in spectacular fashion, and he he has 16 goals in all competitions to further support it.

The stats in the table above illustrate his goalscoring quality, albeit at a lower level, after returning from 15 goals in 23 games while playing on the left flank.

This suggests he could also help Piroe add further assists to his tally as Barry has the ability to pop up with goals on a regular basis, although the forward has yet to prove he can do so consistently in the Championship.

Farke must now press the board to secure a deal to bring the 21-year-old star to Elland Road on loan, as he and Piroe could end up as a lethal pair in the final third.