Leeds strong start to the season has turned sour lately.
Leeds United chief executive Angus Kinnear has addressed the role of sporting director Victor Orta.
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds at 6pm on Wednesday (15/11), Kinnear defended Orta and believes he is an asset to the club.
Orta has come in for criticism from fans after some of his summer signings have lost form or failed to make the breakthrough into the first team.
Kinnear believes Orta is the right man for the job and Leeds are lucky to have him.
He said: “Victor has put in place a recruitment capability which is a competitive advantage for years to come.
“We are going to reap the rewards from that.”
Leeds’ season began well but results have tailed off, with the club slipping from first place down to 10th.
New additions like Jay-Roy Grot, Mateusz Klich and Pawel Cibicki have all failed to establish themselves in the team.
One signing Leeds are buoyant about is their latest capture, 16-year-old striker Ryan Edmondson, signed from York City.
Kinnear said that Orta played a key role in this, adding: “It is a direct result of Orta’s strategies, to focus on Yorkshire, one of the richest talent pools in the country. It would be great to have a Yorkshire core of the team in years to come.”
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