#casper sloth

Steve Evans says this about Leeds United midfielder

In an interview for BBC Radio Leeds’ ‘West Yorkshire Sport’ show, Leeds United boss Steve Evans gave an insight into plight of ‘forgotten’ midfielder Casper Sloth. Speaking via a phone link, Evans told presenter Adam Pope that what is holding back the Dane’s progress towards the first team is that he [Evans] needs “to see a little bit more.”

Prompted by Popey about where the Leeds boss saw…

3 Leeds United players to leave and why

Season-by-season teams look to redevelop and hone their playing squads, cutting some and bringing in others. Changes to a squad are either born of necessity or a change of focus and intent. There can be litle doubt that Leeds United, likely to again finish in a mid-table position, will be making changes to the squad based on those two premises.

With Leeds likely to make changes, there has to be…

Opinion: should Leeds take a risk on these 3?

The saying goes something like: if you are not living life on the edge, you’re taking up too much space. A meme that hints at, and encourages, an element of risk-taking over safety-first approaches. Risk is not a bad thing, it doesn’t have to be dangerous; it can actually be a good thing, if managed properly. Conversely it can end up as a disaster if managed incorrectly. Two sides, one coin.

Leed…

Leeds United, Steve Evans and the 40% club

Steve Evans is like a journalistic piñata; prod him gently and out pops another sound bite to fill some column inches. Recently, the Evans Piñata was prodded and he responded by coughing up the following: only 60% of the players at Leeds are currently good enough to be at the club.

Evans gave a brutally honest appraisal of the remaining 40%, saying that they had to begin to put performances in…

Leeds United: first time he’s looked like a player – Evans

Steve Evans has beaten the ‘two Leeds managers until Christmas’ joke and is impressing sections of Leeds fans with his humility and burgeoning love for the club. He has also raised spirits in the fans with his vibrancy and man-management approach. Evans also gives players such as Casper Sloth a lift with a kind word.

23-year old Dane Sloth, signed by Leeds United from Aarhus before the start of…

Casper Sloth's form for Leeds United's U-21 side is picking up, but what of his first team status? #Leeds @WACCOE @OfficialLUFC #lufc news

Ex-Leeds boss Uwe Rosler praised the professionalism of Danish midfielder Casper Sloth, however he said his chances may be best sought elsewhere. Could the change of regime be a change of fortune for the young Dane?

They say that a new broom sweeps clean and it is often then that old rubbish, or leftover detritus is dispensed with and new things are brought in. However, a cursory sweep with a new…