SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Enzo Maresca of Leicester City looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Southampton FC and Leicester City at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on September 15, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)
‘They are very quick’: Enzo Maresca singles out three Leeds United players Leicester City must be wary of
Enzo Maresca says Leicester City must be wary of Leeds United trio Crysencio Summerville, Dan James and Wilfried Gnonto.
Maresca was speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Leeds’ trip to the King Power Stadium on Friday, where he was asked about the threats Daniel Farke’s side will pose.
Leeds enter the match already 14 points adrift of the Foxes at the top of the table, who have picked up 39 points from a possible 42 available in what has been a record breaking start.
However, Leeds have began to hit some decent form of their own in recent weeks, winning four of their last five matches, with their attacking talent really starting to come through.
Crysencio Summerville has been at the heart of most of that with five goals and three assists in October, while Dan James is now also starting to really show his worth in Leeds’ side.
Maresca says Leicester need to be wary of Leeds trio
Speaking on where Leicester have to be ‘careful’ on Friday, Maresca says Summerville, Dan James and Willy Gnonto’s pace are the big threats his side need to cope with.
He said: “We know they are good in transition, but they are not only good in transition. Summerville, James, Gnonto, they are very quick, we need to be careful. More than ever, we need many passes before we attack. If we attack quick, they will attack quick. We don’t want that.”
Summerville and James were electric in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town, with the former setting up both of the Welshman’s goals, while also scoring two of his own.
Gnonto, meanwhile, is unlikely to start given the form of the two ahead of him, but there aren’t many better substitutes a manager will have at his disposal in the Championship this season.
If Leeds are to get anything from the match, their attack will have to click and be as clinical as it can be given the strength of Leicester’s defence, as well as the threats they themselves pose in the final third
