Owen Hargreaves says ‘defenders can’t live with’ Crysencio Summerville after he was the match-winning hero for Leeds United for the second game running.
Last week, the 21-year-old scored the winning goal at Anfield during Leeds’ 2-1 win at Liverpool, before he was at it again on Saturday.
Whilst Jesse Marsch’s side never fell behind on Merseyside, they were 3-1 down inside the five minutes of the second half yesterday.
It was an uphill task for the Yorkshire faithful, but it wasn’t the senior stars stepping up, but the thriving youngsters.
For the winning goal, teenager Wilfried Gnonto burst through Bournemouth’s midfield, with Summerville making an expert run across the opposition’s defence, before a ball was slipped through to the new Leeds hero and he composed himself by lifting the ball above the goalkeeper.
That’s three goals on the bounce for the Dutchman and Hargreaves was full of praise about what he is seeing from the player, as he told Premier League Productions (05/11/22 at 5:10 pm).
“Summerville, he was a threat all game and we saw that goal he scored against Liverpool last week,” said Hargreaves. “He has that low-centre of gravity. Defenders can’t live with him.
Hargreaves added: “It was his birthday last week. He scored the goal against Liverpool. He will probably have another birthday party with the way he scored that. But the way he run inside, on the run, it was fantastic.”
ANOTHER UPSET ON THE CARDS?
Two more games remain before players jet-off to the Middle East for the world’s biggest tournament – the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
That’s two more matches for Summerville to showcase more of his talents, starting against Wolves in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, before a trip to north London to take on Antonio Conte’s Tottenham.
After causing an upset Merseyside, could another be on the cards?
Spurs have lost back-to-back Premier League matches on home soil, including to Liverpool on Sunday, so this is a Spurs side Leeds can get at.
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