Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo and Willy Gnonto have all stepped up in recent weeks, but perhaps one man stands above them all.This is Ilia Gruev. Gruev has started just two games in the four months since his late summer arrival from Werder Bremen on deadline day, but has not been sidelined since Peterborough United’s 3-0 FA Cup win at the start of January. .Back then, the jury was still out on Gruev, but now it’s the other way around, with pundit Jon Newsome saying after Tuesday night’s win on BBC Radio Leeds that he’s really turned it around..
He said: “I was really impressed with him. When he first came in I thought he was struggling a bit and he didn’t look like he had legs, he looked like he was struggling to get around the park.” He doesn’t look , that he now has problems getting around the park. The way he uses the ball, his awareness of his surroundings, he always helps. Excellent.His recent performances make it more puzzling why he wasn’t given more of a chance in the first half of the season. to like.
The atmosphere is fantastic. Of course we are concentrating, but it is a pleasure to be on the pitch, to attack and to score goals. We were really dynamic, having a great time. We did the whole run from behind and they didn’t know who to follow. You saw the first three goals today and Georgi (Rutter) can score as well. It’s good that we all participate.andquot;Piroe was also asked if he and his teammates were watching the board while climbing. He replied: andquot;Of course we see it and we are happy. But we know what we have to do, so we continue.andquot;.
