da fazobetai： One thing Leeds needed this summer was centre-backs.
da realsbet： At the beginning of the summer, the Whites had just one fit senior player in that position after Gaetano Berardi’s ACL injury ruled him out for a number of months and Ben White returned to Brighton.
Fortunately, Victor Orta wasn’t blind to this fact and he has plugged that area by bringing in Diego Llorente and Robin Koch.
However, there is an argument to be made that Leeds actually need another centre-half through the door.
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As things stand, the Yorkshire outfit only have three fit senior centre-backs, with youngsters Pascal Struijk and Oliver Casey making up the numbers as reserves, but when you consider one of Marcelo Bielsa’s tactical quirks, it becomes clear that three may not be enough.
Indeed, when the Argentine comes up against a team playing in a two-striker formation, he often likes to deploy his famed 3-3-1-3 formation, so that his defenders maintain their numbers advantage over the opposition’s centre-forwards, and with just three senior centre-halves in the side, injuries and suspensions may leave them light at the back.
Yes, Luke Ayling and Kalvin Phillips can do a job there as well, but in the Premier League their limited experience in that role may leave them exposed, and every point counts when you’re battling in this division.
Now, we’re not suggesting that Leeds go out and spend anything close to the £18m they spent on Llorente, or even the £13m they spent on Koch, but a cheap deal or a loan certainly wouldn’t go amiss.
United have already spent £31m on new centre-backs, which is exactly what they needed to do ahead of this season, but to be as safe as possible, their best bet may be to throw a little bit more cash at that area.