‘Blisteringly Quick’ – Leeds United Out On Loan Star Impresses Boss
York City boss Neal Ardley has praised Leeds United loanee Charlie Allen for his performance against Oldham Athletic and pointed out his ‘blistering’ speed.
Leeds United have sent the 20-year-old midfielder on a short-term loan to York City to gain first-team experience.
Ardley gave Allen his debut in their game against Oldham Athletic on Tuesday, where the Leeds loanee featured for 90 minutes to help York City secure a 1-1 draw.
The York City boss praised Allen for his off-the-ball work and stated that the youngster followed his tactical instructions well.
He also admits he expected the Leeds starlet to tire.
When asked about Allen’s debut performance for the National League club, Ardley told York City’s media: “Great! I thought he would get tired, but he did not.
“He looked like he was still going strong towards the end.
“Tactically, he got a lot of what I worked on yesterday with him really good.
‘He did his job for the team without the ball and probably we did not give him enough moments to show what he was capable of.
‘I thought we did in the first 20–25 minutes; we got him a lot of balls, and he went on a couple of runs”
Ardley stressed that the Leeds loanee is blistering quick and believes that Allen can be a great asset for the club with his pace.
However, he also admitted that due to Allen’s young age, he has to pick and choose the right games to utilise him.
“He is blisteringly quick and hopefully we can utilise that”, He added.
“Obviously, I have to look at him and he is young; he just came out of the Under-21s so I have to pick and choose the right games and use him wisely, but he is certainly a good asset to have with his pace.”
Allen is on an initial one-month loan with York City and he will be hoping to gain as much experience as he can with Ardley’s side.
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