Former Leeds United goalkeeper Neil Sullivan admits eyebrows were raised when the Whites replaced Rob Green with Felix Wiedwald as their number 1 custodian. 

Green was solid in goal for Leeds last season and earned plaudits for his performances as he appeared in every one of the side's 46 Championship games and earned another year's contract.




But new head coach Thomas Christiansen decided to play Wiedwald, who arrived from Werder Bremen, as Leeds' number 1.

Green was relegated to bench-warming duties and eventually decided to terminate his contract at Elland Road to move to Huddersfield Town.
 


Sullivan admits that eyebrows were raised and says the only way Wiedwald can banish memories of Green is by keeping clean sheets.

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Wiedwald has kept six clean sheets so far, however he has also largely been untroubled in games, something Sullivan insists is not the 27-year-old's fault and could even be as a result of his organisational skills.

"Felix has come in and obviously replacing Rob raised a few eyebrows", Sullivan told LUTV.

"The only way to stop that is to keep clean sheets. It's not his fault he doesn't get a couple of shots.

"He will say he is organising people in front of him and telling people where to go so the ball doesn't come to him, and that's an art in itself."

Sullivan currently works as a coach in Leeds' academy set-up.