OPINION
Leeds put out a really strong team in their Under-23s clash against Notts County with the first-team on an FA Cup break, but fans weren’t impressed with the performance from Tyler Roberts.
The attacker has put in some decent shifts for Marcelo Bielsa recently, but he wasn’t on form on Friday night and certainly didn’t have his shooting boots on.
He ballooned about six shots over the bar – with one fan saying that must be a record – and was almost solely responsible for Leeds not running away with the game.
That’s been a big story of the Leeds first-team this season too. They’ve dominated a lot of games but haven’t converted the number of chances they should have done.
Manager Marcelo Bielsa infamously doesn’t leave any stone unturned in training and we’re sure fans would like to see him focus on shooting ahead of the next Championship game against Bolton next Saturday.
Here are the best reactions from Leeds fans to Tyler Robert’s wasteful display on Friday night:
Couldn’t get a good look but Roberts played like he forgot his boots & played in brogues tonight. Hopefully he’ll find his scoring boots next weekend! #lufc
— ????? (@tommy_lufc) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/JN_Stormy/status/1096506941860442114
It’s clear on this evidence Roberts is not an out and out centre forward far too casual
— steven davison (@sdavo07) February 15, 2019
Roberts has put it over the bar four times in 65 minutes. Possibly some sort of record? Much like the first team at the moment in that we’ve dominated, spurned loads of chances & conceded from a set-piece. 1-1. #lufc
— ????? (@tommy_lufc) February 15, 2019
Tyler Roberts shooting is worse than mine tonight. Have seen 3 shots of his averaging 10m over the bar.
— Farke-Two-Three-One (@aclr1972) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/DanSeanClayton/status/1096514987869261824
We're often told how they play exactly the same way as the 1st team. That obviously includes missing the target. Tyler Roberts! ? Undoubtedly some real talent in that group though.
— Reginald Glovebox ? (@RGlovebox) February 15, 2019