Preferring Felix Wiedwald to Rob Green was Thomas Christiansen’s first big error as Leeds United boss.
Not for the first time this season, Leeds United’s Felix Wiedwald is under the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
The goalkeeper posted yet another questionable performance in Leeds’ 3-0 defeat away to Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
It seems only a matter of time before Thomas Christiansen drops him for Andy Lonergan, but should Wiedwald have been first choice to begin with?
The Whites offloaded veteran keeper Rob Green – signed by Garry Monk the previous summer – in August after Christiansen stripped him of the number one shirt and offered it to the German.
It looked a questionable decision at the time, given how good Green was last season, but now it looks downright criminal to have lost such a solid asset by favouring an unproven keeper from the Bundesliga.
Green, who joined Premier League side Huddersfield Town, is a tried-and-tested goalkeeper and, worse yet, Christiansen must’ve known how good he was last term.
According to The Yorkshire Evening Post, the 44-year-old got the job of succeeding Monk after owner Andrea Radrizzani was “blown away” by his presentation and analysis of United last season.
It’s no secret that the 37-year-old – who played every minute of every league game last season – was one of Leeds’ best players during that campaign and, as a result, Christiansen should’ve known to keep him in the team and let Wiedwald earn the shirt rather than gift it to him.
Starting him ahead of the former QPR man in the first three games effectively led to Green’s exit and only time will tell how costly it will be to Leeds this season.
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