Joel Piroe was not at his best for Leeds United against QPR, but Daniel Farke is pleased with his connection with Georginio Rutter.
Farke made these remarks during the press conference he held following Leeds’ 1-0 victory over the London club, a game in which Piroe had a quiet evening.
For the majority of his time on the field, the 24-year-old struggled to make an impact, and Leeds failed to give him any chances.
He has been mostly ignored by the action for the second straight game, raising concerns about whether Farke is making the most of him in that more significant role.
There is no doubt Piroe enjoys getting into the area from deep positions, but when Leeds are looking to build up, he is often anonymous which means he could be better suited to playing higher up.
While Farke says he is happy with the way Piroe’s partnership with Rutter is developing, he did acknowledge the Dutchman was below his best on Wednesday night.
He said: “Yes. If we win games and they’re both involved in goals, everything is ok. To be there for Joel with four goals already is good, after just a few games, I think seven games and four goals, if he can keep going with that then happy days. Georgi put another assist in and also a really good performance.
“It is not always the day to shine for both of them, they have a fantastic relationship and score goals just for fun, sometimes it’s difficult days and for Georgi I think it was many good situations today. Joel didn’t have his best day today let’s be honest, but he is still unbelievably important for us and also pleased that I could save him a few minutes in the end.
