Paco Gallardo’s start to life at the helm of Leeds United’s U21s could not have gone better. The Whites have won their first two games under the Spanish coach, seeing off promotion chasers Southampton and strugglers Derby County, with a 3-0 win over the latter on Monday looking nothing short of routine.
They haven’t just retaken top spot in that time, they’ve consolidated it and with four games to go, they’re sitting three points clear at the top of the division. Promotion is very much the aim for the U21s this season and it seems they are in sight of it as they look to push themselves over the line in the next few weeks.
Gallardo isn’t new to the U21s set-up, in fact, he has been working within the youth ranks at Thorp Arch since being appointed as a development coach back in November. However, he was handed the reins when Michael Skubala was promoted to the first-team during the coaching shake-up that followed the dismissal of Jesse Marsch and the subsequent appointment of Gallardo’s compatriot Javi Gracia.
