Tyler Adams was just 16-year-old when he made his first appearance under Jesse Marsch. The midfielder was with New York Red Bulls at the time and after impressing in the club’s reserve ranks, the head coach gave him the chance to shine in a first-team friendly against Chelsea.
He more than took his opportunity, scoring with a header as the Red Bulls won 4-2, before going on to become a regular in Marsch’s plans. As such, having started his professional career under the current Leeds United boss at such a young age, it’s fair to say Adams knows all about the path that Archie Gray seems to find himself on.
Gray, who doesn’t turn 17 until March, has been training with the first-team this summer and he was selected to travel to Australia, where he made quite an impression, despite his limited game time. The youngster made two short appearances against Brisbane Roar and Aston Villa but was forced off the field through injury in the latter and as a result he watched the club’s final game of their tour Down Under from the bench.
