Georginio Rutter's renaissance

Georginio Rutter's renaissance under Daniel Farke is a sight to behold after his latest, flair-filled display against Watford

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00:00 I think it's safe to say that that was definitely his best performance in a lead shirt.

00:03 And there have been quite a few in recent weeks where he's been impressive.

00:08 The tricks, the flicks, the skills, just the confidence and the verve with which he's playing

00:14 right now is really a sight to behold.

00:16 When he's pulling out the roulettes and sending defenders sliding off the pitch,

00:22 and when he's kind of producing step-overs in the middle of the park to get away from two players,

00:30 the crowd is going to respond to that.

00:32 And the crucial thing, I think, was that there was something on the end of it,

00:36 you know, that he was helping to create chances and danger.

00:39 And he set up Anthony from his own half, didn't he?

00:42 I mean, that assist was absolutely superb.

00:44 Just got away from two men, slid the ball through, and Anthony was away to the races.

00:50 So I think you could say there's a danger of being a bit of a show pony

00:56 in that you can pull out all the backheels and the flicks,

00:58 but not actually contribute meaningfully in terms of end product.

01:02 I don't think that's going to be Routier.

01:05 I think he is going to chip in with goals and assists.

01:07 But he was just a joy to watch.

01:09 He was just enjoying himself, wasn't he, against Watford?

01:11 It was playground football at times, wasn't it?

01:15 I think Routier is a good player.

01:17 And in the Championship, he's going to be a very good player.

01:21 You know, I think he'll cause a lot of problems for defences.

01:24 His link-up plays good, his hold-up plays good.

01:26 His finishing needs to improve.

01:28 Daniel Farker wants him to be careful about when and where he pulls out the backheels.

01:35 The one I enjoyed most, I think, was the little...

01:37 He took the ball down with a kind of a backheel on the turn

01:41 and sent it direct to a team-mate, which was just ridiculous.

01:45 It was incredible.

01:47 If that doesn't come off, or if the score is 0-0,

01:49 or if Leeds are trying to get up the pitch to score a winner,

01:51 then it doesn't look so clever.

01:55 but it was fantastic in the context.