Leeds face Aston Villa on Friday night at Elland Road.
Leeds United must find a way of dealing with Aston Villa’s danger man Albert Adomah as the speed machine has continued to be unplayable for Villa’s Championship opponents of late.
The Ghana international has scored five in his last three games, helping the Midlands giants win all three against Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town and Sunderland.
Now, he will be looking to add to his tally for the season which stands at 11 goals in 17 games, and Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen must find a way to deal with the former Middlesbrough ace.
Step forward attacker Gjanni Alioski, who began his career as a left-back when coming through the ranks at Swiss outfit Young Boys before being converted into a winger when joining FC Lugano.
The 25-year-old has been in excellent form for the Yorkshire giants of late, scoring in each of Leeds’ last four league games including an excellent strike against Barnsley that whistled into the bottom corner from outside the area.
Alioski, who told Sky Bet’s Facebook Live channel that his heroes were Roberto Carlos and Marcelo, only became a winger when joining Lugano two years ago and Christiansen must use his past to help stop Adomah.
He should instruct the Macedonia international to sit deeper and use his defensive knowledge to help double up on Adomah, boosting Luke Ayling’s chances of keeping him under control.
With Leeds placing, effectively, two defenders on Adomah, they will nullify Villa’s strongest source of goals and give themselves the best chance of achieving a tenth league win of the season.
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