He Wasn’t Brought In To Play – Former Leeds United Star Unhappy With Whites’ Recruitment

Simon Walton has cast doubt on whether Joel Robles is able to step up to replace Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

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Leeds are battling to secure their Premier League status and Meslier’s performances have come under the scanner due to a string of errors.

He was again at fault on Saturday afternoon at Craven Cottage as Fulham beat Leeds 2-1 to deepen the Whites’ relegation worries.

Some fans have questioned whether he should be taken out of the firing line and number 2 Robles be slotted in for the last stretch of the season.

Walton though is not sure that Leeds really signed Robles with the idea that he would play ahead of Meslier in mind and slammed the club for not thinking through their recruitment.

“How we haven’t got a backup goalkeeper so to speak, who is also capable of playing in the Premier League or stepping up, goes back to recruitment”, he said after the Fulham game on BBC Radio Leeds.

“I personally don’t think that the backup Robles was brought in to play.

“I’m not sure he is ready, he is experienced, but it wouldn’t be a certainty that I would change it.

“The fact that there is no one you can bring in to rely on as a backup just goes back to the common sense in our squad because he [Meslier] is a young boy at the end of the day.

“He’s done so well for us since he has come in and maybe it is the time to say come out of the firing line for a little bit, but who have we got to put in place and that comes back to the thinking around our backup goalkeeper.

“He [Robles] may be good enough, but I don’t know if he’s played in Under-21s games.”

Leeds have now conceded 13 goals across their last three Premier League games and a leaky defence could be a major source of worry ahead of playing Leicester City on Tuesday.

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