{"id":7066,"date":"2025-06-06T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T00:00:57","slug":"i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"I was as good as Gerrard and Rooney on the youth level, but only scored three goals for Leeds."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/#Best_Academy_Products_of_Leedss_All-Time\" >Best Academy Products of Leeds&#8217;s All-Time<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/#Leeds_Uniteds_most_expensive_sale_ever\" >Leeds United&#8217;s most expensive sale ever<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/#Best_Academy_Products_in_Leeds_Photos\" >Best Academy Products in Leeds Photos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/i-was-as-good-as-gerrard-and-rooney-on-the-youth-level-but-only-scored-three-goals-for-leeds\/#Leeds_talent_will_be_on_sale_after_comparisons_between_Gerrard_and_Rooney\" >Leeds talent will be on sale after comparisons between Gerrard and Rooney<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Leeds United have had great academy products for many years, but the one young man they&#8217;ve featured in the book hasn&#8217;t reached his potential after being compared to Stephen Gerrard and Wayne Rooney at the youth level.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"leeds-rsquo-best-ever-academy-products\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Academy_Products_of_Leedss_All-Time\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Best Academy Products of Leeds&#8217;s All-Time <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>White people are responsible for producing many well-known Premier League players from the well-known academies over the past 30 years. Some people made names known elsewhere at the first team level as a result of the club&#8217;s well-documented financial problems in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"94b9-45dc-aefed7a88a41\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leeds_Uniteds_most_expensive_sale_ever\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tLeeds United&#8217;s most expensive sale ever<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Football Fancust looks at a deviation in Leeds&#8217; record.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, others were impressed at Elland Road, but before it appeared in the transfer market, the latest one was Archie Gray. He was considered to be worth \u00a340 million in 2024 to Tottenham.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"leeds-rsquo-best-academy-products-in-pictures\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Academy_Products_in_Leeds_Photos\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Best Academy Products in Leeds Photos<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Currently, Leeds has Archie&#8217;s younger brother, Harry Gray, over ranked. He actually made his first team debut at age 16 and 6 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Leeds United&#8217;s youngest player ever<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The age of debut<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Peter Lorimer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15 years, 9 months, 19 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Tom Elliott<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 2 months, 25 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Aaron Lennon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 4 months, 7 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Harry Gray<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 6 months, 13 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>James Milner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 10 months, 6 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Neil Aspin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 10 months, 8 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ady White<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 10 months, 16 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Simon Walton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 10 months, 25 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jimmy Greenhoff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 10 months, 26 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Ryan Edmondson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16 years, 11 months, 16 days<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>While the Yorkshires hope to be able to protect the forwards already compared to Michael Owen and Harry Caine, one of the attackers who failed to stand the hype was Joe Gerhardt.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"leeds-talent-set-to-be-sold-after-gerrard-and-rooney-comparisons\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leeds_talent_will_be_on_sale_after_comparisons_between_Gerrard_and_Rooney\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Leeds talent will be on sale after comparisons between Gerrard and Rooney<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After Leeds was promoted to the Premier League, there were many big things to expect when Leeds swooped down to sign Wigan Athletics Gerhard under Marcelo Bielsa in 2020. The exciting teenager deal cost whites just \u00a31 million and he made his top flight debut in 2021, reaching his first team.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker only scored three goals for the whites. One of them was the winner of the suspension time against Norwich City, which also produced some incredible skills that would help keep Leeds in the 2022 Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gelhardt has struggled with consistency, and is being loaned and sent to Sunderland and Hull City, and will be on permanent sale in 2025 if the club offers \u00a33 million to \u00a34 million.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Merseyside Boys Manager Tim Wyatt even said that Gelhardt caught the eye as much as Stephen Gerrard and Wayne Rooney did when they were 14 years old.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_17\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;There are very few players who stand out at 14. Stephen Gerrard certainly did Rooney and Joe in my first season. I remember he showed up for a trial that looked like a Rooney.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Gregor Riok, former Wigan academy president and now sports director, also praised Gerhardt, saying he &#8220;has an X-factor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_20\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Joffey was a throwback. He played a youth game in the morning and then went out to play with his peers. Many kids were at home on the PlayStation. He loved the fresh air. On the pitch, he found space in tight areas and had the ability to beat players one-on-one.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>That&#8217;s a case of what happened to Gerhard of Elland Road, and as he&#8217;s only 23 years old, he wants to get his career back on track elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United have had great academy products for many years, but the one young man they&#8217;ve featured in the book hasn&#8217;t reached his potential after being compared to Stephen Gerrard and Wayne Rooney at the youth level. 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