Tyler Roberts starred for Leeds United in their last game.
Leeds United recorded arguably their best result and performance of the season in thumping West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at Elland Road last Friday.
Two-goal Patrick Bamford and Pablo Hernandez, who scored within 16 seconds of kickoff, got most of the headlines.
But Tyler Roberts’s performance simply can’t be overlooked.
The Wales international set up two goals and created four goalscoring chances for Leeds during the 90 minutes – more than any other player on the field.
It looks like Roberts might be growing into the number 10 role that Marcelo Bielsa has been using him for much of 2019 and the positional switch is beginning to look like a masterstroke from the veteran coach.
The 20-year-old, a £4 million signing [The Daily Mail] from the Baggies in January of 2018, joined Leeds as a centre-forward, but he is now thriving in the attacking midfield position.
It’s a substantial amount of money and Bielsa deserves a lot of credit for having the bravery to tinker around with Roberts, used as a number nine during the first half of the campaign. The Argentine hasn’t been afraid to play Roberts ‘out of position’ in the hope of discovering a new position for the youngster.
And based on Friday’s display, it looks like Bielsa has done that.
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