Hadi Sacko earned another cameo for Leeds United on Saturday.
Most players are lucky to get second chances at a club, but Hadi Sacko is doing his utmost to make the most of his third opportunity to impress at Leeds United.
The French winger was somewhat fortunate to be signed on a permanent basis last summer after what was a pretty mediocre season-long loan at Elland Road from Sporting Lisbon under Garry Monk last term.
And the 23-year-old, who cost £1.5 million, appeared to struggle to impress Monk’s successor Thomas Christiansen, who gave him a total of 186 minutes in the Championship since August.
It’s fair to say that Sacko wasn’t a big player under Christiansen, but it seems Paul Heckingbottom is willing to give the former Sporting man another shot to impress for the Whites, after replacing the Danish-born Spaniard.
Sacko has played a total of an hour in three of Leeds’ four league games under Heckingbottom, and earned another seven minutes on Saturday as United edged out Brentford 1-0 in West Yorkshire.
He only earned seven minutes against the Bees, but Leeds fans were full of praise for his cameo nonetheless and the Elland Road faithful seem completely behind him for now.
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