Leeds United host Portsmouth in the Championship on Saturday afternoon with choices at Daniel Farke's disposal so we tasked our club writer to name the XI he would pick
A clean bill of health from Daniel Farke in Thursday’s press conference gives the Leeds United manager every option to choose from for Saturday’s opener with Portsmouth. Patrick Bamford is the one member of the group who did not get as many minutes as he would have liked during pre-season, so is unlikely to be ready to start, but everyone else looks ready for kick-off.
In what was a dreadful relegation season for the club, Wober was one of the few players to emerge from the run-in with any degree of credit for his performances. He will be an asset for Leeds this season, assuming he is as committed as Farke suggested this week. Ilia Gruev vs Joe Rothwell is one of the other difficult calls to make. In truth, we are still getting to grips with what the latter brings and how he fits in with the rest of the team. The former has credit in the bank from last season and did okay last weekend against Valencia.
The Spanish striker could not have done anything else in pre-season to force his way into this starting line-up. The goal against Valencia last weekend was the icing on a cake he will be proud of.
Pascal Struijk Max Wober Joe Rothwell Ilia Gruev Mateo Joseph Fernandez
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