Qudus SalihuThe Elland Road faithful are known for their passion, but that intensity has turned sour for one player: Jayden Bogle. Growing murmurs of discontent have erupted into a full-blown fan campaign, with calls for the right-back to be dropped immediately from Daniel Farke’s starting eleven. The catalyst? Footage from a recent training session that has been torn apart by supporters online.The clips, which have circulated widely on social media, reportedly show the defender struggling with basic defensive drills and displaying a perceived lack of intensity. While snippets of a training session should always be viewed with caution, the footage appears to have cemented a nagging feeling among a significant portion of the fanbase: that Bogle is simply ‘not good enough’ for a team with promotion aspirations.Critics point to a series of ‘shaky’ performances in recent league outings, where the full-back has been singled out for defensive lapses and poor decision-making. Though some fan pundits have argued Bogle has become an unfair ‘scapegoat’, suggesting he needs more time to settle into the system, the prevailing noise is overwhelmingly negative.> “His positional sense is costing us games. Watching that footage… it confirms what we see on matchday. He has to be dropped,” commented one popular fan account, echoing hundreds of similar sentiments.> The pressure is now firmly on manager Daniel Farke. With the Championship season hitting a crucial stage, the noise around Bogle is a significant distraction. While the former Sheffield United man has shown glimpses of attacking threat, the fanbase’s faith in his defensive reliability is clearly shattered.Farke must now decide whether to protect the player and back his summer signing or bow to the overwhelming pressure from the terraces and bring in a replacement to placate the increasingly frustrated supporters. The question is no longer if Jayden Bogle is struggling, but how long he can survive the mounting fan fury.
Mustapha Sheidu
Qudus Salihu