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Danny Schofield comments on Leeds United’s Ryan Edmondson

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Leeds United striker Ryan Edmondson is a very talented player.

Leeds United's Ryan Edmondson competes in the air with Birmingham City's Lukas Jutkiewicz during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Birmingham City at Elland Road on...

Leeds United Under-23 coach Danny Schofield spoke highly of Ryan Edmondson on The Noel Whelan Show on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday evening (6:23pm, May 3, 2019).

Edmondson has been playing well for the Leeds Under-23 side this season and has been scoring quite regularly for them.

The 17-year-old striker played 16 minutes in the Championship last season and has played 19 in the league this campaign, according to WhoScored.

Some Leeds fans on Twitter have been calling first-team head coach Marcelo Bielsa to given the teenager a run in the side due to injuries.

Leeds Under-23 coach Schofield has praised the youngster, and he has also reminded everyone that Edmondson is only a teenager.

Schofield said about Ryan Edmondson on The Noel Whelan Show on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday evening (6:23pm, May 3, 2019): “He has continued to improve. I think what we have got to remember is that he is only 18, he is still a second-year scholar, so he has got plenty of years to develop, plenty of years to learn. Whether his time is now or next season I am sure he will get an opportunity.”

Ryan David Edmondson Leeds United FC (L) fights for ball during their match with the Myanmar National League All Star football team at Thuwana football staduim in Yangon on May 9, 2018. -...

Future star

Edmondson is not yet ready for the Leeds first team, at least not to start games on a regular basis.

The striker is only 18 years of age, and he has still got time on his hands to improve and develop in the youth team at Leeds before making the step up to the senior side.

A general view of Elland Road, home of Leeds United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road on April 28, 2019 in Leeds, England.