Leeds United beat Preston North End in the Championship at Elland Road on Sunday, despite Joe Rodon being very frustrated by the elements for several days..
Shocked and disappointed by what happened at Deepdale on Boxing Day, Ryan Ledson’s similarly cynical incident with Ilia Gruev at Leeds United will always provoke an emotional reaction. Specifically, Joe Rodon, who ran 20 yards after a rebound to steamroll Ledson.In the 85th minute of Sunday’s win at Elland Road, referee David Webb warned Ledson for a back heel from the Bulgaria
n midfielder. Rodon saw red and his teammates had to stop him from doing something he might regret..The Wales international wants to look out for his team-mates and knows his mates in white would do the same for him and the rest of his squad. Rodon sees unity and strength in it..
“Everyone saw that it was a bad treatment and we are all one team, so I care about my players and I don’t want to see something like that, especially if it’s not really football,” he said. “Not only me but all the players would do the same for everyone and that’s important, good unity and a strong group.”Rodon was very proud of the Leeds man on an afternoon full of time-wasting from Preston North End. The 26-year-old, as Daniel Farke said after the match, believes these, albeit narrowly, could be the most important wins of the year..
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