Leeds United’s Tyler Roberts comments on playing as a 10

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Leeds United will face Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Leeds United striker Tyler Roberts has suggested to The Yorkshire Post that he is ready to play as a number 10 against Queens Park Rangers this weekend.

The West Yorkshire outfit will take on Championship rivals QPR away from home at Loftus Road in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.

Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa has already named his starting lineup against QPR, and has said that he will deploy Roberts as a number 10, as quoted in The Yorkshire Post.

The 19-year-old – who can also operate as a winger and has been on the books of Leeds since January 2018 when he joined from West Bromwich Albion for a transfer fee reported by The Yorkshire Evening Post to be worth £2.5 million – is ready for the test.

Roberts told The Yorkshire Post: “I do like playing there as it gives me more freedom to come into pockets and receive the ball. My goal against Hull was like that.”

Big challenge

With Samuel Saiz having left for Getafe on loan from Leeds, the Whites do need a playmaker.

Roberts can play as a number 10, but the big question is whether the teenager can be as effective and creative as Saiz in that position.

It will be harsh to expect the 19-year-old to adapt to his new role quickly, but perhaps in time, he will grow into it.