Leeds attacker Kemar Roofe is nearing a first team return.
Leeds United attacker Kemar Roofe is nearing a return to first team action.
Manager Marcelo Bielsa should pick him on the bench this weekend against Millwall, even if he has no intention of using him.
Roofe is Leeds’ top scorer and he has been missed, particularly in the last game against Sheffield United.
Naming Roofe on the Leeds bench will lift his Whites teammates, and give Millwall’s players more reason to worry about the game at Elland Road.
The prospect of Roofe coming onto turn the game will be a distraction for Millwall. If they see he isn’t in the squad, they will be relieved.
Roofe is tantalisingly close to a return to first team action. Only he and Marcelo Bielsa’s coaching staff know how near he really is.
He appears ready enough to figure on the bench, as a talisman and distraction. There’s no downside to Leeds making the call.
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