What sort of player are Leeds United getting in Jaidon Anthony?

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00:00 You can tell me Joe, but I think he's going to add to the squad.

00:05 He adds to the options.

00:07 I certainly think he's more than enough.

00:09 I just got off the phone with somebody who used to cover Bournemouth during their promotion season under Scott Parker.

00:16 He was speaking in real glowing terms about Jadon Anthony, about his ability on the pitch, but also his demeanour off it.

00:26 Very down to earth, very normal guy, very jovial, will have a conversation with anybody.

00:33 It really sounds as though at 24, he'll really acclimate to this lead squad quite nicely.

00:40 It's not as though he's coming into a team of really well-established veterans, senior players.

00:45 It's not like he's going to upset the apple cart.

00:47 And then you look at the stylistic fit, right-footed left winger, good defensive attributes, hard worker.

00:54 I've been told that he's an intelligent presser, which I think is important,

00:58 given how advanced leads are going to be in the final third a lot of the time.

01:04 High turnovers are not a core tenet of Daniel Farke's style, not like they were under previous managers.

01:09 But if you're able to turn over the ball in the opposition third, then why not?

01:16 I was speaking to him about pre-season.

01:19 He was saying that Jadon Anthony was playing right back in pre-season,

01:25 because he's very good 1v1, he's very good off the ball.

01:30 So defending from the front, he should think that that's pretty good.

01:33 And his numbers aren't too bad either.

01:35 I think he got nine goals in that season that Bournemouth were promoted.

01:40 So when you're looking at how many goals leads are likely to need from that front four or five,

01:44 and then their reserve attackers, nine goals, nine, ten goals is going to get you up that extra few places in the table.

01:54 So provided he stays fit and there is enough credit in the bank to say that he will, there's enough evidence.

02:00 I think he played 45 of those 46 games when Bournemouth were promoted.

02:06 He's another one who is readily available quite often.

02:10 So hopefully... - Groin strain confirmed. Adductor problem confirmed. Well done.

02:15 Well, there we go. There's this week's episode title.