Daniel Farke has not got much wrong during his time as Leeds United manager.
From leading Leeds to 76 points after 36 games to navigating through one of the most challenging summers at Elland Road in a number of years, Farke has done everything he possibly could since taking over.
But one individual, whose time at Leeds was abruptly ended during the January transfer window, will not be looking back on this season with optimism.
That’s Djed Spence, of course. Spence was ordered back to Tottenham after spending the entire season on loan at Leeds due to alleged problems with his timekeeping, which he has subsequently refuted.
After recovering from a three-month knee injury, Spence played the majority of his football at left-back and speaking in an interview with the Athletic, he says he could not show his best playing out of position.
Spence says he was out of position at Leeds
He said: “I went there, things were going well, then I got injured. I got quite a bad injury to my knee, then I came back but I was still getting pain. I came back and was playing a bit but I was playing on the wrong side (at left-back). It wasn’t easy. It didn’t get the best out of me, everyone wants to play in their best position.”
Spence was forced to play left-back in several games because of Archie Gray’s form and injuries to Sam Byram and Junior Firpo, Leeds’ first-choice left-backs.
Spence had flashes of his potential against teams like Sunderland and Ipswich Town, but his finest professional campaign was with Nottingham Forest.
Although it is impossible to dispute with Spence that he never really had an opportunity to play in his finest position, Gray has eventually proven to be difficult to remove, even for recent addition Connor Roberts.
It feels like Leeds made the right choice in bringing in Roberts instead of Spence, even though he could have contributed significantly to the promotion push had he played at his peak.