Why Isaac Schmidt has been called up for Switzerland but isn't playing for Leeds
Category
š„
SportsTranscript
00:00Yeah, nice tale actually. Nice story. If Schmidt gets on and plays some minutes, because what's
00:10he got for Leeds this season? Like 19, 26 minutes of regulation play for Leeds United
00:18in the championship. He could easily surpass that for his country on Friday night. So we
00:23might actually get a bit more of a look at him. What have you thought of him this season?
00:27I've quite liked him when he's playing. I thought he's nippy, he's quick, he likes to
00:32make a dart inside and forward and he seems to be quite a good dribbler. Picks up clever
00:37offensive positions. What is it that has, other than the niggles and illness and injury
00:44and all that, what is it you think that's holding him back at Leeds?
00:48I think he's been, you're right, he has been nippy. He's been bright. I've liked what I've
00:54seen. But again, can you really square it against him playing against a Harrogate team
01:01where you're two divisions below and a Millwall side who, in an ideal world, you're not going
01:07to be playing next season. I think the big thing for him has been getting up to speed
01:13with English football and the intensity of training. You hear that a lot from foreign
01:20players when they come to England, that the intensity is massively increased and it's
01:26something that does catch them by surprise ever so slightly. I think that has been, just
01:31reading between the lines of what Farka has had to say when he's been asked about him
01:35in press conferences, that's one of the things that I think Leeds have been very keen to
01:41sort of get a handle on straight away. If you're able to contribute, I think it's purely
01:46an intensity fitness thing. Once he has got to that point, which I probably believe that
01:51he is now, the full-back positions are pretty set. Jadon Bogle has come through that difficult
01:56early spell in the season to be one of the most important players in the team. Junior
02:00Firpo is undoubtedly first choice, so he just has to bide his time. But Schmidt has given
02:08an interview with Swiss newspapers this week and said that the Ellen Road hierarchy have
02:15given him assurances that they do see him as a potential future starter for the team.
02:21So I guess it's just watch this space really.