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00:00 And finally, what do Leeds need from the last two weeks of the summer transfer window? It's obviously gone quite quickly.
00:08 How much more do you think they need to be positive and what positions would they be in as well?
00:14 I mean, it sounds a bit of a crazy answer, Charles, but I think they need strengthening all over, to be quite honest, apart from goalkeeper.
00:19 I mean, that's probably the brutal reality of it. If the 49ers want this team to be what they want it to be, i.e.
00:25 a serious promotion contender, an automatic promotion contender, they're going to need strengthening all over.
00:30 A lot of it depends really on ultimately who they keep. So, for example, if Leeds were to keep hold of Tyler Adams,
00:35 then you would think, well, they'd probably be all right in midfield. But is that going to be the case?
00:38 I mean, we'll have to wait and see what happens on that front. Same with Sinisterra, which obviously affects the...
00:42 I mean, at the start of the season, Leeds looked like they had an absolute abundance of wingers.
00:45 But if you lose Sinisterra, Jack Harrison's already gone as well. I mean, all of a sudden, it's starting to look light in that area.
00:51 So, I mean, even you could look out wide. But I mean, the main one for me is number nine.
00:55 I think that's simple. I think the two seasons they went up under Daniel Norwich, went up under Daniel Farke.
00:59 They had Pukki scoring like 29 and 26 goals those two seasons. They need someone who, A, is going to be able to score that amount of goals
01:05 and B, also be able to hold the ball up. And Patrick Bamford, when he's fit, I've always said his hold up play is absolutely fantastic.
01:11 There's no doubt about that. But is he going to be able to score that amount of goals this season?
01:14 Ultimately, will he be fit for enough of the season? That's the big question mark there.
01:17 So, striker definitely. Midfield, I think it depends on the Tyler Adams situation.
01:21 Centre-back, obviously, they brought in Joe Roden, who I think would be a great signing.
01:25 But even then, you've got him, Creswell, Stroy coming into the need. Probably another centre-back.
01:29 Yes, probably. Left-back, Sam Byron's come in. I think he'll be a good player when fit.
01:33 But obviously, question marks. Can he last the season? You know about his injuries.
01:37 And all you need to know really with this is that we asked Daniel Farke about it in his recent press conference about where do the needs strengthen.
01:43 He basically said himself, the only position where he's totally happy with his goalkeeper.
01:47 That says it all, which basically leaves every other position open to debate in terms of need and strengthening.
01:52 I think that is the situation. The closure of the window is going to be here very, very quickly.
01:57 But I don't think it's any exaggeration to say Leeds could do with looking all over the pitch.
02:00 Personally, I think strikers are most important. But a lot of other positions need doing as well.
02:04 A hell of a lot of work to do to turn this team into a promotion team, that's for sure.
02:07 and save us for sure.