Sport nationCODY DRAMEH’S LEEDS UNITED EXIT: A DECISION THAT HAS BACKFIRED SPECTACULARLY
Cody Drameh’s decision to leave Leeds United has proven to be a costly mistake, with the young full-back struggling to establish himself at Hull City.
Drameh, who turned down a contract at Leeds, joined Hull on a free transfer, but his fortunes have taken a turn for the worse. While Jayden Bogle and Junior Firpo have formed a formidable full-back pairing at Leeds, Drameh has found himself warming the bench at Hull.
The 21-year-old has played a mere 15 minutes across the last six Championship matches, with Lewie Coyle firmly established as Ruben Selles’ first-choice right-back. Drameh’s lack of playing time has raised questions about his decision to leave Leeds, where he had the opportunity to develop under Daniel Farke’s guidance.
“I think that it was more about the level of attention for the team,” Selles said, reflecting on Drameh’s performance against Queens Park Rangers. “Those situations are the kind of situations we are trying to remove from our game.”
Drameh’s statistics at Hull make for dismal reading. He has managed just one goal and one assist in 26 appearances, a far cry from the impressive form shown by Bogle and Firpo at Leeds. The duo has notched 14 goals and assists between them, with Firpo becoming the first Leeds player in over 20 years to provide a hat-trick of assists in the same match.
“[Leeds’ forwards] are all so narrow,” former Leeds striker Michael Bridges observed. “The reason that allows them to be in a position to score the goals is the quality and the understanding of the full-backs, giving us the width.”
As Drameh struggles to find his footing at Hull, he must be wondering what could have been if he had stayed at Leeds. With Bogle and Firpo flourishing under Farke’s tutelage, Drameh’s decision to leave has proven to be a costly mistake.
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Amina Umar