Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa turned to young talent Tyler Roberts to try and lead the line for us when injuries to Patrick Bamford and Kemar Roofe hit and whilst it wasn’t a natural position for the Welsh man, his efforts were appreciated by fans.
The 19-year-old looks a very promising investment for a reported £2.5million, even if he still has plenty of work to do on his development, but having largely dropped out of the first team picture after his initial efforts, when called upon since he hasn’t been a total flop and his performance against Queens Park Rangers in our FA Cup defeat on Sunday left plenty of fans feeling that he’d been taken out of the firing line to focus on very specific elements of his game – and he left them impressed despite the disappointing defeat as we crashed out at the third round stage.
Not fussed. Good too see a young lads get a chance. Dunno what Tyler Roberts did whilst out of the team but he's looked mint since. We have a real talent on our hands #Lufc
— Davy Reddin ???????? (@davyred93) January 6, 2019
Thought Tyler Roberts looked sharp today. Hope he stays fit. Definitely a talent.
— Lieutenant Cool (@LieutenantCool) January 6, 2019
Impressed with Roberts and BPF today. Clarke n Shackleton did well. #lufc
— Jordana Lambert (@JoJrl) January 6, 2019
Impressed with Roberts and BPF today. Clarke n Shackleton did well. #lufc
— Jordana Lambert (@JoJrl) January 6, 2019
I thought Forshaw was great. Roberts was generally good too. Ayling's looking better, and Shack tore into the game. BPF had some ok saves. The rest weren't up to much. #LUFC
— ETHAN (@EthanFromOnline) January 6, 2019
Lots of positives. Played well for a very inexperienced squad, Roberts, Alioski and Harrison looked great and a couple of debutants too
— Kez Ragan (@kez_ragan) January 6, 2019
Jamie Shack is the future. Jack Clarke is the future. Tyler Roberts could be a top player, Halme too.
— I Hate Leeds (@ihatelufc) January 6, 2019
It should always be the way with youngsters as they develop. Bring them in for a small run, then take them out and train them heavily on what those performances showed as weaknesses and if Bielsa has done that with Roberts, it’s a massive tick.
Just a shame his woodwork bound efforts didn’t go in as it would’ve been a different game.