‘Don’t think he helps himself’: BBC pundit really not impressed by Leeds player’s body language

‘Don’t think he helps himself’: BBC pundit really not impressed by Leeds player’s body language

Neil Redfearn has suggested that Georginio Rutter looks like he is playing with no confidence right now after the forward failed to find the back of the net again for Leeds United on Saturday.

Redfearn was on speaking on BBC Radio Leeds after the Whites played out a goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road this weekend.

 

Leeds were absolutely lethal at Ipswich Town last week, with all four of the starting attackers finding the back of the net. But there was to be no repeat here. And Georginio Rutter was one of those who endured a disappointing afternoon.

Rutter missed a number of chances for the home side. It, of course, followed his frustrating night in the Carabao Cup in midweek where he passed up several opportunities. He also had his poor penalty comfortably saved in the shootout.

 

 

 

 

 

Redfearn questions Rutter after Leeds draw

Redfearn suggested that he had some sympathy for the Frenchman. However, he insisted that the 21-year-old could also be doing plenty more to drag himself out of his rut.

“He looks to me like a striker with absolutely no confidence, that’s what it looks like,” he told BBC Radio Leeds. “There’s a big pressure on him to score goals. Regardless of what people think – they say, well he’s not a striker, he’s this, and he’s that – £30-odd million, he’s got to be coming up with a goal or two.

“He doesn’t really look like he’s going to finish. So there’s some parts of me that feel a bit for him, but I don’t think he helps himself at times.\

“I look at his body language, there’s no urgency to him. I think sometimes you can work yourself out of a problem. You can really graft and close down for your team and be that extra body up top when you’ve not got it as well. You just don’t see none of that.”

 

It was just one of those days for Leeds against the Owls. And unfortunately, as long-suffering supporters, many of us would have seen this result coming. There were certainly fears at half-time of a repeat of that game in our promotion-winning season when Wednesday scored twice late on to somehow snatch three points.

 

Rutter is not the only one who squandered chances. But the goal at Ipswich had the potential to be a turning point.

 

He has now opened his account. But any belief which came from the goal may have now evaporated following his performances against Salford and Sheffield Wednesday.

 

Clearly, there is a lot of hard work still to be done before Rutter really silences his doubters.