MX23RW : Friday, November 15 23:48:41| >> :600:439652:439652:

Chris Wood: 'I want to emulate former Leeds United greats'

Leeds United striker Chris Wood hopes to match the goalscoring achievements of Mark Viduka at Leeds United, having scored his first goal for the club earlier this week.

Chris Wood has targeted a place in Leeds United folklore after getting off the mark for his new club.

The 23-year-old joined the Whites from Leicester City for a fee in the region of £3m earlier this summer.

Having found the net in the midweek draw with Bristol City, Wood now hopes to "follow in the footsteps" of some of the famous names to have put on the Leeds United shirt before him.

"I'm at a club where number nines are bred into the history and it goes back a long, long while," he is quoted as saying by The Yorkshire Post. "I want to be like them, like a Mark Viduka or someone like that.

"I want to follow in their footsteps. I just wanted to get on the mark and on the way. I know I can work hard for the team and do my best, but ultimately I want to score goals as well.

"Me and Mirco [Antenucci] worked well and it was nice and we have started to form a little bit of a bond and partnership. It's still going to take time. When you play one up front, it's difficult to create chances or get chances yourself."

Leeds are currently 15th in the Championship table after drawing their opening three league games.

ID:240744: cacheID:240744:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2178:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Leeds manager Uwe Rosler during the game with Reading on August 16, 2015
Read Next:
Rosler "very proud" of Leeds performance
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!