"\u003Cp\u003EThe latest episode of the Leeds United Podcast is out and Leeds United forward Jo\u00EBl Piroe joins Michael Bridges and Matthew Lewis to discuss everything from his early years in the game, to how you can pronounce his name properly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith six goals in his first 13 games for Leeds, Piroe reveals that there\u0027s still more to come from himself and his partnerships with Georginio and the rest of the squad.\u003C/p\u003E""\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKey Quotes From The Podcast:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJo\u00EBl, how are you finding Leeds and how are you settling in?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Really well, it\u0027s a great area with nice people. The people that were already here, they\u0027ve really helped a lot in settling down. I knew a couple of players already, especially the Dutch guys, like Cree and Pascal from the youth teams, and then I knew some of the names that I\u0027d seen play before.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I have to say I really love the guys, they\u0027re really nice, helpful, open, friendly, nothing but positives.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs it true that when you were younger, you actually played at left back and left midfield, rather than a striker?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Yeah, that\u0027s right. I always scored loads of goals, even playing as a defender or a midfielder, so one of the NEC coaches just said \u0022You know what, let\u0027s try him at striker\u0022 and it just stuck.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/13/77441063657185/joel_piroe_psv.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Joel Piroe celebrates after scoring for PSV U21s\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou came through at the likes of PSV and Feyenoord, who were your idols back then? Who were your mentors?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022At Feyenoord, I had Roy Makaay, we had loads of training sessions together, and then of course at PSV, I had Ruud van Nistelrooy and Luc Nilis.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Nilis\u0027 technique, we learnt a lot from him, nowadays, often everyone just thinks about speed, power, they just want to shoot as hard as possible, but he would say \u0022no, shoot with 30% less power but be more precise, and you\u0027ll get the job done.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s funny, when I think about Roy Makaay, I used to love trying to dink a goalkeeper or do something silly, and he was the one, even if you scored, he would scream at you, almost want to kill you and say \u0022No! Just finish it!\u0022, that\u0027s just the type of guy he was, just keep it simple.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAt Swansea, two weeks after joining a new manager came in, what\u0027s it like when a new gaffer comes in? Do they sit you down and discuss their plans?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Yeah, he took me into his office and we had a chat. He said in his mind, with the team as he knew it, he knew players like Matt Grimes, Jamie Patterson, Kyle Naughton and knew how he would want to work with them, but he didn\u0027t know me.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In the first meeting we had, he said I don\u0027t really like your intensity, I want to bring in another striker, so I\u0027m going to take number 9 off you, you can have another number. He said it doesn\u0027t mean I don\u0027t want to work with you, you can still show yourself to me, but this is what I think at the moment and it\u0027s up to you to change my mind.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObviously at Swansea, you knuckled down because you ended up scoring 41 goals and becoming prolific?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Yeah, that\u0027s obviously the luck I had, I think, with the gaffer, Russell Martin, that he was open for change. I don\u0027t think he knew what I was capable of, because looking back, I fitted into the system that he wanted to play, so it worked out both ways.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/13/65778732605797/joel_piroe_georginio.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Joel Piroe and Georginio celebrate a goal at Elland Road\u0022 /\u003E\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\uFEFF\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAt Leeds, you\u0027ve created a great partnership with Georginio. How have you gone about that in training and enjoyed playing alongside him?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027ve enjoyed it a lot. He\u0027s a player, if you see him play football, you can just enjoy it. He\u0027s also very open to having a conversation. From day one, it didn\u0027t really feel like competition, but more that we\u0027re here to help each other grow, learn from each other and work together the best we can. He\u0027s been very open to it as well, that\u0027s what I think has made it easier to work together, that we\u0027re not envious of each other.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDo you enjoy the role you play or would you rather be up front?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I definitely enjoy it. I know I can bring more, I haven\u0027t shown my full capacity, that\u0027s something that needs a little time, it\u0027s not just me needing to know the other players, they need to get to know me a little more. I wouldn\u0027t say we\u0027re fully working together as how it will be towards the end.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The boss explained it really well to me and Georginio, he tries to make us swap positions more often. In the start, I think we\u0027ve been a little too static about it, maybe because we\u0027re both young and not as experienced, compared to other players who might feel it a little more. I feel like that\u0027s where we are now, that we\u0027re deciding for ourselves, when we swap, how long we swap for, that\u0027s something we can still improve even more, when you know it just works, you just keep on doing it.\u0022\u003C/p\u003E"