Leeds: Summerville can replace Raphinha

Jesse Marsch admitted within the run as much as Leeds United’s sport with Liverpool on Saturday that he was merely “sick” of shedding.

It’s simple to see why he felt like that. His males hadn’t received a sport of soccer within the league since remarkably defeating Chelsea 3-1 at Elland Street in August.

How they need to like to play the nation’s elite week in, week out as they lastly ended a run of eight video games with out a win with a victory over Jurgen Klopp’s facet.

It was the Reds’ first defeat at Anfield within the Premier League since March 2021 and so they had a bunch of gamers to thank. Illan Meslier was a titan in objective but it surely was Crysencio Summerville who finally got here up with the successful objective.

The Dutchman turned a Leeds participant in the summertime of 2020 however was reasonably alienated from the primary staff image by Marcelo Bielsa. That call, definitely on current type, would seem like a mistake.

Marsch has taken a robust liking to the 21-year-old who was rewarded with a brand new deal final summer time and given the quantity 10 shirt in a robust show of religion by the membership.

That quantity had been worn beforehand by Raphinha and really shortly, he’s trying just like the inheritor obvious to the now Barcelona star.

The Brazilian departed a number of months in the past with Leeds trying in direction of Cody Gakpo as his potential alternative. He finally stayed at PSV with Victor Orta securing the signature of Luis Sinisterra who has proven in glimpses that he may make an identical affect at Elland Street.

Nonetheless, the Colombian is now on a run of four video games with out a objective and has even served a suspension for a crimson card in opposition to Aston Villa.

Whereas his type deteriorates, Summerville’s solely will get higher. The £2.7m-rated expertise has now began in two of the final three league fixtures and has two targets to point out for his efforts.

He made an affect off the bench by scoring his first senior objective for the membership within the defeat to Fulham earlier than his late winner at Anfield marked the best second of his embryonic profession up to now.

It was a sweeping end that sparked bedlam amongst the travelling assist and he now appears like an extremely thrilling choice for Marsch and his teaching employees.

Summerville doesn’t fairly have the tenacity of Raphinha but however his enchanting and charming capacity with the ball at his toes definitely sparks similarities.

When in full flight, the Dutchman is seemingly a bag of methods with the ball glued to his toes in tight conditions.

Described as a “speed merchant” throughout his time with the U21s and as “unplayable” by Beren Cross, it might seem that his days of not fairly being ok for first-team soccer are over.

Summerville is right here to remain and he’s right here to lastly exchange Raphinha.