Leeds United were dumped out of the EFL Cup by Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night with Daniel Farke’s attack devoid of any spark, as Largie Ramazani remains out on the fringes and set to leave.
Less than a week remains in the summer transfer window and Leeds have a couple of signings still in view under Daniel Farke.
The attack is where Leeds’ attention is focused before Monday’s deadline, but it leaves one player frozen out and likely to leave: Largie Ramazani.
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Leeds United suffer EFL Cup shock defeat as Largie Ramazani stays home
A trip to Sheffield Wednesday last night provided Farke with a chance to rotate his side after defeat to Arsenal, while also bedding in new signings in the process.
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Nine changes were made with five full debuts, but there was unsurprisingly no space for Largie Ramazani, who was again frozen out of the squad amidst ongoing talks with Carlos Corberan’s Valencia over a straight loan.
A toothless performance followed that was largely attack vs defence against an Owls side packed with U21 players, but Farke’s side needed inspiration from Willy Gnonto and Jayden Bogle off the bench to avoid losing in 90 minutes, only to be humbled on penalties, losing 3-0 after three spot kicks each.
Largie Ramazani must be wondering why he’s constantly overlooked after Leeds United horrorshow
Around a year ago, having arrived for £10million from Almeria that week, Ramazani watched on from the stands as Leeds cruised to a 2-0 win at Hillsborough against a much stronger Wednesday side thanks to goals from attackers Willy Gnonto and Brenden Aaronson.
12 months later and he’s left out of the squad after limited opportunities to showcase why Leeds committed to such a fee as a Championship club, looking set to leave for an opportunity to impress under one of Europe’s most impressive coaches at the moment.
Largie Ramazani must wonder why he’s overlooked. (Action Images/Matthew Childs)
If Ramazani watched last night’s match – you wouldn’t blame him if he didn’t bother, given how he’s been dealt with – then he’ll have surely wondered how it’s got to the point where he can’t get a look in when those in front of him in the pecking order can’t consistently offer what he can in the final third.
This isn’t to say Ramazani would have changed this game’s outcome on his own, but the impact he’s managed in a Leeds shirt despite such little faith begs the question: what have we got to lose having him as an option?
Aaronson took up a starting spot on the right wing, off the back of the same amount of assists in 24/25 (two) as Ramazani, having played 2785 minutes more, and it was a damning indictment of Ramazani’s fall down the pecking order that he’s not even considered when Leeds’ right side looked largely ineffective.
Outside of Noah Okafor looking confident and silky on the ball, plus Gnonto adding what we all know about his creativity, there was nothing to shout about positively from Leeds’ attacking setup, making you wonder how it’s got to a point where Ramazani can’t get a chance.
At this stage, a move to Valencia is what is most likely to be agreed soon enough, and the Belgian will be hungry to prove why he deserves more faith from his manager, and could serve as a reminder as to what Leeds might be missing.
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