These Leeds United fans have been full of praise for Helder Costa after the 1-0 win over Reading on Tuesday.
Costa, who is valued at £10.8 million (Transfermarkt), assisted Jack Harrison in the 87th minute to snatch the three points for Leeds, which has earned him mass praise from the Peacocks fans. The 25-year-old replaced Tyler Roberts in the 35th minute, showing once again that Marcelo Bielsa isn’t afraid to make changes early in the match.
That lead to LUFCDATA tweeting out about his performance, which resulted in a number of fans jumping on the post and sharing their own praise for the Portuguese attacker.
No player created more chances than Helda Costa on the pitch tonight (3). He played only 55 minutes and registered the assist for the match winner.
Made the real difference for us this evening.
Provider. #LUFC #HelmetCosta pic.twitter.com/oVk3WaP1jY
— LUFCDATA (@LUFCDATA) November 26, 2019
The lad’s coming on
Klich once again ineffective and think he needs some time on the bench, superb sub by Bielsa bringing Alioski on
— RyanC (@RazzaC91) November 26, 2019
Looks settled now. Tracked back & won ball. Would like to see him attack space behind full back one on one more. But, Man of Match for me. #lufc
— Uppity_John (@John62747999) November 26, 2019
This run off games has seen him integrate more into this team
Great performance playing his part to ensure all 3 points
— Dumpfor (@Dumpforsp) November 26, 2019
Tracked back well a couple of times as well, looked full of confidence today.
— Alex (@Bazzbawls) November 26, 2019
Costa finished the match with a Whoscored rating of 7.5/10, which was the fourth-highest in the game, with Liam Cooper and Kalvin Phillips both being the top dogs, getting a rating of 7.9/10.
Should never have been dropped from a winning team
— Corkball69 (@PhilipCawtheray) November 26, 2019
Costa best game in Leeds shirt onwards and upwards MOT
— Paul Smith (@paulsmith101117) November 26, 2019
Should Helder Costa have been the Man of the Match?
Yes
No
What Do We Think?
The wide areas are really quite competitive at Leeds United right now, so Costa is going to have to continue this form if he’s to become a regular in the starting lineup. This could mean bad news for Tyler Roberts, being substituted off in just 35 minutes is not a great look for the 20-year-old and could mean more time on the bench.