Nmecha penalty gets Leeds up and running
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Despite stealing a vast majority of headlines after the Everton game, Nmecha could well find he's been upgraded on if the €50m (£43m) striker does seal a switch to England shortly, on top of Joel Piroe also feeling less secure about his first-team minutes moving forward.
Lukas Nmecha’s debut-penalty goal was enough to give Leeds United all three points on their Premier League return following two seasons in the Championship.Despite dominating the first half at
Monday’s Leeds United hero Lukas Nmecha says his side showed a lot of maturity throughout their win over Everton but that the team lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
Nmecha also won as many duels (one) as Piroe managed (one) in 78 minutes on the pitch, per Sofascore, which perhaps speaks to the difference in physicality and mobility between the two forwards, as the substitute immediately looked to cause problems for Tarkowski and Michael Keane.
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Lukas Nmecha exposes Leeds United transfer conundrum vs Everton after Daniel Farke confession
That is what Farke is mindful of - a bloated cohort. If the signing of AC Milan winger Noah Okafor comes off then his ability to lead the line could be handy and perhaps hints that in fact no more centre-forwards will be acquired.
A penalty described as 'bizarre' saw Leeds to a 1-0 win against Everton in their Premier League opener - and whether it should have stood or not has divided opinion.
Leeds United forwards Lukas Nmecha and Largie Ramazani could see their chances of starting take a hit at Elland Road.