Illan Meslier lifts the lid on Georginio Rutter's change behind the scenes having gone from Sam Allardyce rejection to under-21 play-off winner and then indispensable status under Daniel Farke at Leeds United
Importance to Leeds United, if a little basic, can be measured in minutes played. Ethan Ampadu is the only outfield player Daniel Farke has kept on the field longer than Georginio Rutter this season.
It is surreal now to see such a senior figure in the current team celebrating a youth promotion with the likes of Sean McGurk and Dani van den Heuvel as peers. Rutter will be in the conversation for the Championship’s Player of the Year this season. “Of course, he’s different because he came in different contexts, difficult situation, the club, it wasn’t easy for everyone,” said Meslier. “When you have a manager that trusts you it's so much easier to show your quality and feel the support in your back.
It has rarely been easy for Meslier. As with so many goalkeepers tasked with taking risks in the most dangerous areas of the field, he has never been without his critics. The top flight was brutal across the two terms leading to relegation.
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