Kemar Roofe is barely being mentioned at Leeds United.
Eddie Nketiah has made a terrific impact already at Leeds United.
The Elland Road crowd roared when he warmed up on Wednesday night, and after he scored the winner against Brentford, chants of ‘Eddie Eddie Eddie’ could be heard.
Nketiah is only on loan from Arsenal, but Leeds fans have taken him to their hearts already.
One player who barely warrants a mention nowadays, already, is the player he replaced, Kemar Roofe.
Roofe finished as Leeds’ top scorer last season and was seen as key to the Whites going up.
He even led the line in pre-season, before his surprise exit to Anderlecht.
Normally the departure of a key player at the start of the season would hang over a team for weeks, even months.
Late in the transfer window it could have been a crushing blow for Leeds, so they deserve credit for addressing the situation so effectively.
Past struggle
Leeds saw this in 2017 when top scorer Chris Wood was sold, and the club failed to effectively replace him.
Samu Saiz’s January departure hung over the team like a cloud in the second half of last season with the Spaniard’s absence heavily felt.
In the case of Roofe, Nketiah has consigned him to a distant memory already.
Nketiah has two goals to his name so far, and has only started one game.
He may be young, but he has pedigree, billed as a future Arsenal star, he is showing why already.
There is hope that he could be twice the player Roofe is capable of being.
Leeds sit proudly at the top of the Championship table after four games, its like there was no sudden upheaval. Nketiah has made everything right once again.
Leeds have a new hero, and fans hope Nketiah might even go on to outscore Roofe’s record of 14 league goals last season.
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