Daniel Farke is getting what he wanted after Crysencio Summerville's Leeds United exit

Leeds United’s attackers are repaying the trust put in them by Daniel Farke and ensuring his post-Crysencio Summerville demand is adhered to.

Leeds spent the summer in the unenviable position of needing to replace their two most productive attackers in Georginio Rutter and Summerville. The pair contributed to 52 of Leeds’ 85 league goals including play-offs between them, a mammoth contribution from the two players for whom almost everything ran through.

But that over-reliance was also an issue, particularly in games where both struggled towards the end of the campaign, with only three other players hitting double figures for goals and assists. Farke himself admitted there were ‘limited resources’ over the summer, and so when it came to filling the goalscoring gap left by Summerville specifically, the manager was keen to spread the load.

“It will never be easy to replace him, especially one on one,” Farke said in August. “We have to be aware to bring a player in, in his position definitely, but as a team and a group we have to make sure we share his goals and assists.

“I've spoken about how much I like and value him and of course we'll miss him but a club never relies on just one person, not on player, one coaching staff member or even the manager, the club and the team is always bigger. We work to find good solutions to compensate his loss and try to be in other areas perhaps even a bit stronger.”

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Leeds eventually got their direct replacement for Summerville, spending £10million to sign Largie Ramazani from UD Almeria, but the Dutchman’s goalscoring burden was to be spread. And it has been spread.

Farke’s side have scored 12 goals in their opening seven league games - a slight increase of two from this point last season - and can call on eight different goalscorers, with eight players also off the mark for assists. Joel Piroe is the current top-scorer on three, while he and Mateo Joseph can each boast four goal contributions.

And those goals are also coming from different parts of the pitch, with Jayden Bogle notching his first against Coventry on Saturday and so bettering Gray’s tally from last season. Pascal Struijk’s Portsmouth penalty is one for the centre-backs and more will follow, despite Leeds’ dismal record from corners. Ao Tanaka scored eight times for Fortuna Dusseldorf last season and will provide a threat from midfield, as will Joe Rothwell.

The majority of Leeds’ goals this season will come from further forward, but there has been a sharing of the load in that respect as well. New signing Ramazani is off the mark, as is the returning Brenden Aaronson. There is not so much focus on funnelling attacks down the left - although it is still preferred - and Bogle’s goal against Coventry was a perfect example of utilising both sides.

Piroe’s counter-attacking effort on Saturday also came down the right, as did both of Leeds’ efforts at Sheffield Wednesday in August. The fluidity of the trio behind Joseph allows combinations from either side and the lack of reliance on one star ensures it can be mixed up. Whether one player emerges to run away with the goals between now and May remains to be seen, but as things stand, Farke’s demand for the burden to be spread is being adhered to by his players.