Daniel Farke has handed some fringe players the opportunity to shine at Leeds United since the turn of the New Year. A few injury problems and difficult festive period meant Farke was forced to adapt his starting XI somewhat, which has seen them win seven Championship matches in a row. Ilia Gruev, Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo and Willy Gnonto had 10 starts between them in the first 25 matches of the season, but are now very much key players as the business end of the season approaches. From that quartet, Gnonto’s lack of form was undoubtedly the biggest source of frustration given the quality…
