Despite costing Leeds a number of points with his mistakes in recent weeks, it’s been confirmed that Kiko Casilla will be starting against Bristol City on Saturday.
The decision to persevere with the Spaniard is certainly a questionable one after his mistakes against Wigan, Nottingham Forest and Brentford, but nonetheless that’s Bielsa’s prerogative to make that call.
However, this surely has to be the final opportunity he gets.
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The Spaniard has been handed chance after chance at Leeds in recent weeks, and it’s left the club in a very dangerous position.
Indeed, although Leeds still sit second in the Championship, they’re teetering on the edge of the playoff spots, sitting just three points ahead of seventh place.
Another gaffe from Casilla, who is valued at £2.7m by Transfermarkt, could be catastrophic in terms of the club’s season as a whole, and if he does mess up again that has to be the end of the line for him.
Illan Meslier is ready and waiting to start, and if his debut was anything to go by then he will be a fantastic replacement between the sticks.
The Frenchman drew praise from both sets of supporters after his debut in the FA Cup against Arsenal, yet we’ve not seen him on the pitch since despite Casilla’s incompetence as of late.
It’s often said that goalkeepers need to have cat-like reflexes to be successful, but the former Real Madrid man seems to have inherited another feline trait, in that he has nine lives.
However, his chances may soon run out if he continues to perform as he has been in recent weeks, and he must surely be in the last chance saloon at Leeds.
In other news, Marcelo Bielsa is developing an unhealthy obsession at Leeds.