{"id":288068,"date":"2023-08-27T22:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288068"},"modified":"2023-08-27T22:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:50:02","slug":"gnonto-and-sinisterra-help-dynamic-leeds-united-tear-ipswich-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/gnonto-and-sinisterra-help-dynamic-leeds-united-tear-ipswich-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnonto and\u00a0Sinisterra help dynamic Leeds United tear Ipswich apart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Frozen out in the cold one week, running hot the next, Willy Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra proved redemption can come quickly in football.<\/p>\n
Italy international Gnonto, 19, refused to play for Leeds as he tried to push through a move to Everton. Banished to train alone, fans mocked him up as a cry-baby on a banner at Elland Road.<\/p>\n
Colombian winger Sinisterra, 24, also declined to be picked for two games, believing his contract contained a relegation clause which had actually expired.<\/p>\n
Yet here they both were on the scoresheet and apparently happy to be turning out for Leeds in the Championship after all.<\/p>\n
Daniel Farke has stressed repeatedly he only wants fully committed players in his squad as the Yorkshire club try to return first time to the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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Willy Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra (left) proved redemption can come quickly in football<\/p>\n
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Gnonto (right) refused to play for Leeds to pursue a move to Everton but scored on Saturday<\/p>\n
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Fans mocked Gnonto up as a cry-baby on a banner at Elland Road last weekend<\/p>\n
So the German manager has pulled off a diplomatic masterstroke to get Gnonto and Sinisterra back into the fold.<\/p>\n
In tandem with new \u00a312million signing Joel Piroe and Georginio Rutter, Leeds\u2019 dynamic attack tore Ipswich apart to earn a first league win in 13 attempts.<\/p>\n
Dutch striker Piroe, 24, could well prove to be an inspired signing. There are few better at this standard after his return of 46 goals in 96 games for Swansea.<\/p>\n
Despite the benefit of just one training session with his new team-mates after signing on Thursday night, Piroe grabbed a debut goal, the third in a brilliant nine-minute spell that stunned Ipswich.<\/p>\n
\u2018His statistics speak for themselves, he is an unbelievably quality player,\u2019 Farke said of Piroe.<\/p>\n
\u2018He has scored more than 20 goals in the last two seasons, with many, many assists. He is also a good team-mate, a really humble, hard-working character.<\/p>\n
\u2018We need it, especially the goals in our squad. He\u2019s still a pretty good age, there\u2019s much more to come. He has the full package in terms of personality, quality and age.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Daniel Farke pulled off a diplomatic masterstroke to get Gnonto and Sinisterra back into the fold<\/p>\n
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The head coach praised ‘unbelievably quality player’ Joel Piroe after his move from Swansea<\/p>\n
While it feels as if Leeds may be up and running after a sluggish start, Ipswich had already raced out of the blocks following promotion from League One.<\/p>\n
Defeat in this seven-goal thriller was their first in league competition since January 21 but they matched Leeds in most departments and look likely to prosper in the Championship.<\/p>\n
None of this comes as a surprise to Town forward Conor Chaplin.<\/p>\n
\u2018We want to be competing at the top end of this division. It\u2019s not a surprise to us that we\u2019ve been the better team today,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s not, \u201cOh well done, you\u2019ve competed with Leeds\u201d at all, we expect it from within so that is why there is disappointment.<\/p>\n
\u2018We expect to compete with every team in the league, we don\u2019t want any pats on the back because we\u2019re competing with Leeds.\u2019<\/p>\n
Chaplin scored Ipswich\u2019s third with the game\u2019s final kick but was annoyed there wasn\u2019t time for one final assault after just five minutes were shown on the board.<\/p>\n
\u2018I thought it was a shambles there was only five minutes added. There were 10 subs which was five minutes in itself,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s frustrating because every single game is different.\u2019<\/p>\n