Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk has labelled Raphinha and Crysencio Summerville as the most difficult players to come up against in training. Struijk was responding to a series of Whites supporters earlier this afternoon as he ran a question-and-answer session on his official Twitter.
The 22-year-old was quizzed on a range of different topics including his favourite Leeds moment, kit, dream centre back partner, as well as the hardest members of the squad to mark during training. He picked out two skilful, pacey wingers in the form of Raphinha and Summerville as the toughest.
Given Struijk’s position and physique it isn’t too difficult to understand the reasoning behind his choices, with Raphinha’s Brazilian magic having caused many defenders major problems since his arrival in the Premier League in 2020. Summerville has also looked an absolute nightmare to come up against for defenders during his U23s outings, where he often looks to be a class above the players who attempt to mark him.
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Struijk was also asked on the feeling of walking out in front of a full capacity, raucous Elland Road crowd. The former Ajax defender only gained his first taste of a sold-out home stadium as a starter for Leeds against Everton back in August after his breakthrough season last term was played behind closed doors.
He didn’t go into too much detail when describing how it feels, as he issued a simple, yet telling one word verdict, that said: “Amazing.”
