Leeds need a finisher – this deal makes sense in lots of ways and gives manager Daniel Farke something he was lacking
is younger still at 19, raw, and another carrying an injury — a clutch of options that is not what the Championship would class as armed-to-the-teeth.A former PSV Eindhoven junior, his two seasons with Swansea have shown he has the physique and the durability to handle the Championship — a long slog of 46 games, or as many as 49 if the promotion play-offs come into the reckoning.
Swansea were offering him a new two-year deal but Piroe was not rushing to accept it. Indications about the wages he was looking for, more than the club could afford, convinced their board that they would have to sell.Duff kept picking Piroe but talked of his form falling short, his mind drifting elsewhere, all the noises that indicate a footballer is unsettled.
Piroe is a strong and sharp finisher, evidently, but he is more than a poacher: tidy on the ball, suited to the sort of interplay Farke likes to see and a threat in terms of getting on the end of chances. He is genuinely prolific when it comes to his conversion rate — 2.8 shots per game for Swansea gives an example of how present he was in their attacks and how much of a threat he posed in a side who were never particularly close to winning promotion in either of his two seasons.
On the attacking front, Piroe’s accuracy in front of goal and his volume of shots is a lot for defences to contend with. There is also statistical evidence which indicates Piroe’s build-up work and influence in constructing attacks is the stronger of the two players. His high link-up play rating suggests a tendency to drop close to his midfielders and use sideways passes to help the team find a way through opponents’ low blocks.
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