A lot of Leeds United fans have flocked to a tweet that was posted by Whites centre-back Robin Koch following his side’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal at Elland Road on Sunday.
Koch was on the pitch for the entirety of this match and he was given a match rating of 6.84 for his performance from WhoScored, making him Leeds’ seventh-highest rated player for this game according to the stats website.
In this post-match tweet, the German defender declared that he believes his side delivered a ‘strong performance’ versus Arsenal and were unfortunate not to take all three points, while he also shared an image of himself in action during Sunday’s match.
So, how did these Leeds United fans react to Koch’s post-match tweet?
Strong performance, clean sheet but unfortunately just one point.
We were close to a winner. #MOT pic.twitter.com/P4akPm9Tpd— Robin Koch (@RobinKoch25) November 22, 2020
Koch made the joint-highest number of key passes (three) of any Whites player in their most recent Premier League game and perhaps that is one of the reasons why many of the Leeds supporters that replied to the 24-year-old’s tweet took this opportunity to praise him.
You were a rock today robin. On to Everton ??
— Lee (@W151DC) November 22, 2020
No access tonight ?? ???
— Lewis Cawood (@cawood7l) November 22, 2020
This guy is unreal, what a player??
— tom (@tommylufc1) November 22, 2020
Well played Sir ?? So nearly an assist ?
— Dom ? (@dommer14) November 22, 2020
You played well Robin ??
— ??? (@seb_marsden) November 23, 2020
However, despite attempting five long-balls in this game, the £15.3m-rated centre-back failed to complete a single accurate long-ball versus the Gunners and with that in mind, it may be understandable why some fans of the Yorkshire club criticised Koch’s passing in response to this post.
Can you improve your passing please , thanks ? #alaw
— andy mannion (@admannion) November 22, 2020
Relax with them optimistic passes Robin ?
— JPT (@JP20T) November 23, 2020
You waste the ball too much. Use the ball players to make the passes. Focus on your job which is to defend first
— Ronnie Jones (@RonnieJones5) November 22, 2020
Were you happy with Koch's passing versus Arsenal?
YES
NO
So, while most of these Leeds fans were seemingly pleased with Koch’s display on Sunday, it’s clear that some Whites fans feel that the Germany international’s passing could have been better.