A lot of Leeds United fans have reacted to a tweet from Phil Hay about Robbie Gotts.
Marcelo Bielsa was talking about the 20-year-old who has been an unused substitute for the Whites for 13 games this season.
The Argentine admitted that he felt guilty over the lack of game time for Gotts, and this has provoked a reaction from some Leeds fans who expect to see him play in the Arsenal match.
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Bielsa says he has spoken to Gotts and told him that he would understand if he wanted to leave, because of the fact that he can't get any minutes. But he wants to keep him and rates him very highly, even though he can't promise Gotts games.
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) December 12, 2019
Debut at the Emirates incoming
— Joe Atherton (@joetmatherton) December 12, 2019
Give him a start v arsenal nowt to lose
— Darrell Close (@DarrellClose4) December 12, 2019
Look forward to it.
— Gerry Mc Dermott (@gerrymcdermotya) December 12, 2019
Other Whites supporters are expecting Gotts to go out on loan.
Then he needs to go out on loan, he’s too good a talent to just sell off.
— Kernow (@RogerNPyke) December 12, 2019
On loan I presume?
— MOTweets (@MOTweets1919) December 12, 2019
Hope he doesn’t leave, maybe a loan for second half of the season?
— Christopher ? (@CM4892) December 12, 2019
Loan surely
— Andrew Burke (@andrewMOT) December 12, 2019
What do we think?
Bielsa has explained the situation to Gotts, and though the versatile 20-year-old would like to be playing, he must understand that Leeds’ promotion challenge comes first.
The Whites are top of the league and have won seven matches in a row – there is no time to let up their relentless pursuit of a return to the top-flight and if that means that Gotts continues to be an unused substitute then so be it.
Bielsa clearly rates Gotts, but he also has told him that he understands if Gotts wants to leave because he can’t promise him games.
Bielsa wants to mould the youth at Leeds, but it seems like he will not stand in the way of those who feel they deserve more game time.