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Leeds United are having quite a good season so far.

While the xG league table reckons they should be running away with the Championship, you’d be hard-pressed to find many supporters who are overly discontent with their current league position.

Indeed, the Whites sit just two goals off of the automatic promotion places and just two points off the summit of the table.

Of course, a lot of Leeds’ good fortune can be credited to their defence as they’ve conceded just nine goals so far this term.

The Elland Road faithful believe that Ben White deserves plaudits for Leeds’ defensive resilience, and one of the most influential voices around the fanbase has agreed with that sentiment.

What’s been said then?

Phil Hay hosted a Q&A session with The Athletic, and one fan asked whether or not Leeds were missing Jansson’s impact from set-pieces after Leeds conceded from a corner.

Hay’s retort was an interesting one as he agreed that the Swede’s heading ability was missed, but he went on to wax lyrical about his replacement.

“It is the one area where Jansson is missing but you wouldn’t trade Jansson’s heading ability for White’s all-round defending. White has been player of the season so far – immaculate in his play.”

Player of the Season

This is a great shout from Hay.

Even though Pablo Hernandez has been the Whites’ Player of the Year for the past two seasons, surely it’s impossible to overlook one of the team’s defenders with their incredible record at the back, and the standout man has been White.

Fans have previously named him as their Player of the Season up until this point, and it’s really hard to disagree with that sentiment as he’s been at the heart of a defence that has conceded just nine goals in 16 games.

Earning the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month in August, he has taken to life in the Championship like a duck to water, winning 3.3 aerial duels per match while also possessing a ball playing ability that’s seen him complete 85.5% of his passes.