Despite only arriving in Yorkshire a few weeks ago, it seems Jesse Marsch has already taken a liking to one bright prospect at Leeds.
Keenan Carole – son of former Leeds player Seb Carole – has been invited to train with the first-team, where he seems to be doing very well indeed.
What’s the story?
Well, the 17-year-old’s father Seb posted footage on Twitter of his son tying Leeds players in knots at Thorp Arch.
The teenager can be seen controlling the ball well, before embarrassing Liam Cooper with a silky ball roll.
Carole then humiliates the 30-year-old again as he dummies a shot, sending the centre-back sliding before unleashing a powerful shot, which hit the post.
The Frenchman – who the BBC’s Adam Pope said had “real pace” – can also be seen making another Leeds player look silly.
It’s hard to tell who, but Carole pulls off a delightful flick which ends up going through someone’s legs, putting a teammate through on goal as well.
Leeds have a gem in Keenan Carole
Surely, if he keeps performing like this right under the nose of Marsch, then Carole will get chances in the first-team.
The likes of Joe Gelhardt and Charlie Cresswell have already played under the American, so he’s clearly open to giving youngsters opportunities to impress.
It speaks volumes about Carole’s ability that he’s already capable of making Premier League defenders look amateurish in training.
With a bit more experience among the likes of Raphinha, who knows how good he’ll be within the space of a year or two.
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