Marcelo Bielsa deserves credit for keeping Kemar Roofe at Leeds United

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Kemar Roofe has hit 10 goals for Leeds United so far this season.

Marcelo Bielsa should be given big credit for keeping Kemar Roofe at Elland Road.

According to the Yorkshire Evening Post it was Bielsa who told Leeds that Roofe would not be going anywhere in the summer.

The Argentine boss immediately recognised Roofe’s importance, and blocked him from moving away.

In the summer, Championship sides had shown a keen interest in Roofe, who had only previously had his critics at Elland Road.

But Bielsa’s decision to keep him around should now be hailed as a masterstroke.

Roofe has really grown into his role at Leeds, and thrived off the responsibility of being their main goalscorer this term.

The former West Bromwich Albion man already has 10 Championship goals to his name, despite missing a chunk of the season with injury.

Roofs has proven to be a real danger, with Bielsa bringing the very best out of the forward.

And Bielsa deserves major credit for seeing the potential in Roofe, when many others at Leeds had their doubts.