Racing to be fit for Brighton & Hove Albion’s Leeds United visit is one thing, but Rodrigo has made it clear the team needs more than just his goals to stay up. After playing a key role in last season’s successful fight for survival, the top scorer knows every player will have their moment or their match to keep Leeds in the Premier League.
On the final day at Brentford, it was Raphinha and Jack Harrison, Joe Gelhardt shared a Brighton equaliser with Pascal Struijk after his late winner over Norwich City, while Rodrigo and Luke Ayling were pivotal in the madness at Molineux. Georginio Rutter and Patrick Bamford, who have struggled to make an impact in Rodrigo’s absence, will be key in the 32-year-old’s eyes.
“It's true when Georginio arrived, I got injured after two weeks, so we didn't train too much together, but he's adapting really well,” he told LeedsLive. “Him, and Patrick as well, we all will be very important from now until the end.
