'My favourite dressing room' - Joe Rodon lifts lid on tight-knit nature of Leeds United squad and role change
Joe Rodon has claimed the Leeds United dressing room is the best one he has been part of.
A bit-part player at Tottenham Hotspur before his move to Leeds, Rodon has laid down roots in West Yorkshire and made Elland Road his home.
One of Daniel Farke’s most trusted lieutenants, he was a rock at the back as the Whites clinched promotion from the Championship last season.
He has continued to be important in the Premier League and has waxed lyrical about the close bonds shared between teammates and staff members.
Tight-knit Leeds United dressing room
In an appearance on the official Leeds United podcast, he said: “I can’t speak highly enough. I think the dressing room is probably the best dressing room I’ve been in. I mean it from when I got here.
“The two-and-a-half years I’ve been at Leeds, it’s been my favourite dressing room with how good everyone is.
“It’s a really tight-knit, not just dressing room, but club. The staff, everyone involved, I think that’s one of our strengths, the togetherness in that aspect.”
Role change for Joe Rodon
The 28-year-old has had to adapt this season, not just to Premier League football but to a change of role.
Having lined up in a central pairing last term, the Wales international has been playing as part of a back three since late November.
He said: “This season, the boys, the new signings, everyone, we’ve changed system and kind of adapted, and when things are going well, confidence is through the roof. I think that’s credit to everyone involved, turning it around. But we knew it was going to be difficult.
“Having a different role and it benefiting the team has been the most important thing. We were struggling in the fall but I think changing to that system, I’ve enjoyed it. It’s been a different challenge, finding myself in different areas. It’s adding more strings.
“This is where we want to be, we’re finding our feet in this league. I feel like we’ve got better every game and I think this team is only going to to grow and hopefully be more succesful.”
Parade memories
Rodon also spoke about the famous parade through Leeds city centre following the club’s title triumph last term.
He has enjoyed plenty of highs in his career but the defender insisted it was the best day of his life.
The former Swansea City star said: “That was the best day of my life. We didn’t know what we were going in for.
“When we pulled up to the bottom of the city centre, it was just like ‘what is that?’. All you saw was smoke and people’s heads.”