: At Elland Road, Farke has just debuted his replacement for Emi Buendia.
The club-record acquisition is off to a great start in the Championship.
In the summer, Leeds United made a wise choice by selecting German head coach Daniel Farke to take Sam Allardyce’s place in the dugout at Elland Road.
The 46-year-old manager came with a track record of getting teams promoted from the Championship after winning two league championships at Norwich City.
They have a manager on staff who is familiar with what it takes to overcome this division, and he might use that knowledge to lead the Whites back to the majors this year.
The winning seasons Farke had with Norwich:
Statistic
2018/19
2020/21
Points
94
97
targets for
93
75
against goals
57
36
matches won
27
29
data obtained via Sky Sports.
Emiliano Buendia’s magnificent play at the top of the pitch during Farke’s two promotions with Norwich, where he routinely scored and assisted goals, was a key component. Buendia consistently produced match-winning performances.
Georginio Rutter, who might grow into a monster for the club in the Championship this season based on his progress thus far, may now be the German tinkerer’s next iteration of the Argentina international.
Rutter has scored how many goals so far this year.
The French center-forward has scored twice in four league starts for Leeds since the start of the 2023–24 season.
After a challenging first five months in England following his high-profile move to the club at the beginning of the year, he is now beginning to settle in at Elland Road.
In an effort to stay in the Bundesliga and avoid being demoted to the Championship, Leeds spent a club-record £35.5 million to acquire him from Hoffenheim.
The 21-year-old forward struggled to adjust to the Premier League, and as a result, the team’s relegation from the top division was unavoidable.
Rutter failed to assist with a single goal or ‘big opportunity’ produced for his teammates during his 11 league games for the Whites, averaging a pitiful Sofascore rating of 6.53. In addition, according to Sofascore, he only succeeded in 52% of his passes and lost 55% of all of his duels.
The fact that 23 Leeds players had average Sofascore ratings greater than the January signing shows how disappointing he was after making such a significant move from Hoffenheim.
The 21-year-old superstar has had a fantastic start to the season thanks to his outstanding performances at the top of the pitch, thus Farke’s appointment has thus far been ideal for him.
Rutter is offering a significant threat as a scorer and a creator in the last third, much like Buendia did for the German head coach. The youthful dynamo is thriving at a position that allows him to drop deep to collect the ball so that Joel Piroe can sprint past him and into a number nine position, despite the fact that he is not a winger like the Argentine star.
This indicates that the former Hoffenheim player can intervene during games to affect the outcome, which is precisely what he has been doing over the
The gifted Frenchman has so far contributed two opportunities each game for his colleagues, and he put up an outstanding performance in the most recent victory over Millwall last Saturday.
In addition to his goal, which was expertly put into the roof of the net from Dan James’ cross, he also stood out with an amazing five vital passes and two ‘big opportunities’ generated. He had the highest Sofascore rating of the game (8.6).
There are indications that Rutter, who Jacek Kulig once lauded as “complete” and a player with “blistering” pace, has the ability to serve as Farke’s Buendia at the top of the lineup.
