Daniel James has praised the coaching set-up at Leeds United and said the attention to detail is ‘second to none’.
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has been playing 24-year-old Daniel James as a striker during the injury crisis, but it does not seem to have cause any resentment from the young winger.
Asked by BBC Radio Leeds how the coaching at Thorp Arch compares to his experience at Manchester United and other former clubs, James’ assessment was glowing.
He said: “The detail is obviously second to none. Everything is so fine and detailed. The one-to-one meetings and everyone’s obviously got their individual clips to look at, which he goes through with you.
“The detail of it: I’ve learned so much here already and I’ve still got so much to learn, but he’s been absolutely brilliant since I’ve come in.
“There’s times where he’s had to reiterate things, but I think there’s stuff in the games you do which maybe doesn’t get seen, as you said, off the ball and things that I find myself doing without even thinking anymore because we do it in training every single day.
“So yeah, I’m taking so much out of it.”
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James was also asked about the coming match against Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa, who have signed Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Digne during the January transfer window.
He said: “They’ve made great signings and obviously players have come into their own under him. Obviously he’s implemented the way he wants to play. I think they’ve got qualities throughout and they’ve also got a lot of flair up top so it’s going to be a tough game.”
The Whites head to Villa Park on Wednesday night.
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