A lot of Leeds United fans have replied to a post from their club showing footage of Illan Meslier training.
The video shows Meslier facing shots from an angle and either catching them or parrying them away.
This footage drew the attention of many Leeds fans who took time out to praise the 20-year-old.
One fan claimed that Meslier was immense while another suggested that he should be both Leeds’ and France’s number one goalkeeper.
Got to be our number 1 from the foreseeable
— Sam ?? (@Samheadhouse) May 28, 2020
He’s immense and will only get better. We’ve got a serious problem if he gets ill or injured while we’re trying to complete the season though.
— SJB (@SJB_upnorth) May 28, 2020
Leeds and France’s number 1! ??
— John Tipple (@JohnTipple1999) May 28, 2020
A Machine.. love it #MOT
— Stephen Page (@stevepage1809) May 28, 2020
Meslier is currently Marcelo Bielsa’s choice as number one after Kiko Casilla was found guilty of using racist language and banned for eight games.
Did you like this footage of Meslier?
Yes, impressive stuff
No, he should be doing better
The Spaniard missed the games against Hull City and Huddersfield Town before the league was suspended, but Meslier filled in and recorded two clean sheets and earned an average rating of 7/10 for those two performances.
While many Whites fans were praising Meslier, other Leeds supporters criticised him for parrying the ball away rather than catching it.
This led to one fan claiming that this footage was worrying, while another asked if there was any chance he could catch any of the shots.
Worrying how many of these get parried into the box
— M W (@mewebb1) May 28, 2020
Shouldn’t he be catching them? ?
— Jamie Gibson (@jamieessence) May 28, 2020
Any danger of holding some of those?!
— Rob Stanworth (@Stannie655) May 28, 2020
This is a fair point as in the footage, as he does parry many of the efforts away rather than holding onto them, but as one Whites fan pointed out, he could have been asked to do this.
Maybe he’s Been told to parry, you don’t know
— Harris (Dewsey) Dews (@HazzaDews4) May 29, 2020
The 20-year-old is on a season-long loan from Lorient, and while he has only made three appearances, it is obvious that many Leeds fans want him signed permanently.
Apparently, the Whites can secure Meslier’s signature permanently for just £5m, so we understand why these Leeds fans want him signed up.
Casilla still has six games of his ban left, so if Marcelo Bielsa continues with Meslier in goal, then the Frenchman will have at least six more matches to prove to the Argentine that he deserves to be Leeds’ number one.
Certainly, if he can continue his clean sheet record, whenever the league resumes, he could have a good chance of becoming the Whites’ long-term number one goalkeeper.