Leeds United have made a solid start to the season with four points from their three Premier League games. The club are keen to move on from their deadline day failure and build on the steady start they have made in the next few months.
The Whites spent more than £100m on ten new players, and are insistent that a bad deadline day should not overshadow the good work they carried out over the course of the transfer window.
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Leeds believe they have brought in some good players who are good enough to keep them in the Premier League and are of the opinion that some of their new signings could prove to be a real bargain in the coming months.
The Whites are particularly excited about Anton Stach. The midfielder rejected Champions League offers to agree to move to Leeds when he left German club Hoffenheim in the summer transfer window.
The German midfielder is already making headlines in the Premier League with his performances this season.
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Leeds United star Anton Stach has created the most number of chances, barring Bruno Fernandes
Stach has looked imperious in the middle of the park for Leeds and has quickly emerged as a leader for the team in the Premier League.
He is a defensive midfielder by trade, but he has been all action for the Whites this season and has been more than willing to move forward.
However, he has also emerged as the chief creator in the middle of the park, which has been a shocking revelation for many in the Premier League this season.
Only Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has created more chances in the Premier League, 12, compared to Stach’s 10 in the first three Premier League games.
Leeds wanted to bring in a creative midfielder in the summer, but failed to do so. Stach has stepped up and so far has been the creative hub of the midfield.
The Whites are certain the £17m they paid Hoffenheim for him would eventually look like one of the biggest bargain deals of the last summer transfer window.
But who will convert those chances?
Stach’s chance-creation looks impressive, but Leeds have not scored from open play in the first three league games of the season, and their only goal came from the penalty spot.
It is clear Leeds needed a more proven goalscorer than Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Joel Piroe is untested at this level.
Leeds need someone to step up like Stach and start putting away those chances to ensure they do not get sucked into a relegation battle from the early months of the season.
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