Sharpening the axe but…
I’ll admit it, I’ll be honest from the get-go; I am not a fan of Luke Murphy. I also don’t like Marmite or Bovril; over those two I actually would admit a slighter liking for Murphy to be fair. He was too lightweight in his approach, didn’t pass enough for a midfield player worth £1 million and just simply didn’t impose himself on games.
Sometimes, I simply like to be proved wrong.
After the sending off against Bradford City, Luke Murphy seemed to drift out of favour at Elland Road, the proverbial forgotten man of Leeds United. However, a change in formation brought a change in thought and Luke Murphy rose from the footballing wilderness and into the white shroud of Leeds United. The first two games that Luke Murphy played upon his return waaaay back in January, well, he impressed me really. Against Bolton (10.01.15), his first start after a lengthy benching of 10 games, Murphy made 39 passing attempts (vs season p/90 return is 39.41 attempts) and completed 24 of these passes (vs season p/90 return of 29.49 completions) with 1 pass leading to a shot assist for a teammate. As returns to first XI action go, it wasn’t a disastrous return but he wasn’t pulling up any trees either.