Brenden Aaronson ‘solely going to get higher’ after after spectacular Leeds United debut
Brenden Aaronson earned excessive reward from supervisor Jesse Marsch after placing in a starring debut efficiency in Leeds United‘s 2-1 win over Wolves to begin the brand new Premier League season on a excessive word.
Aaronson, who arrived this summer time for a charge of round $30 million from FC Salzburg, performed a distinguished function in each Leeds targets at Elland Street.
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It was the United States worldwide midfielder’s urgent which led to a gap objective for Rodrigo earlier than he seemed poised to show in a cross from Patrick Bamford for a successful objective that was in the end credited as an personal objective for Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Aaronson was making his debut alongside fellow USMNT common Tyler Adams.
“The second objective was in some methods a bit in opposition to the run of play however we have been gathering momentum. I used to be actually happy that the fellows who got here off the bench made a giant distinction,” Marsch, who beforehand coached Aaronson when supervisor of Salzburg, instructed the BBC.
“I believe all of the debutants did fairly properly. The velocity of play… was at a really excessive degree, each groups making an attempt to impose themselves on the best way they wished to play.
“[Aaronson] is relentless. He’s none cease. His work fee is unimaginable I do know him properly and the factor I find out about him is he’s solely going to get higher.”
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And Aaronson mentioned he thought he ought to have had a objective to mark his standout exhibiting.
“I touched it in there, it got here off my shin someplace in there. I am taking credit score for it,” Aaronson mentioned with a smile.
“We have been engaged on it in coaching that back-post run and also you all the time need to be there. For those who’re not there the man can possibly clear it or one thing, so simply making this back-post run helps.”
Nonetheless, the 21-year-old Philadelphia Union youth product was delighted by his first expertise of the Premier League.
“I imply its all the time nice to win, win at residence at Elland Street for my first time,” he mentioned. “What a beautiful expertise for me and the workforce to get the win at the moment and it is an awesome begin to the season.
“You may inform how excessive the extent is, everyone so technical. Wolves have been robust at the moment. They moved the ball tremendous properly, they received it out to the opposite aspect, which damage us as a result of we prefer to compress and preserve it on one aspect in order that was robust at one level however we fought via it and received the win. And i believe we have been good on the counter assaults.
“It is a large superior outcome for us to begin the season with three factors. The tip of final 12 months was robust however to begin the 12 months with three factors is all the time nice.”
Info from Reuters was used on this report.
