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title: "Leeds United: Phil Hay discusses Illan Meslier following Tottenham loss"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2021-01-04T16:05:22Z"
modified: "2021-01-04T16:05:22Z"
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# Leeds United: Phil Hay discusses Illan Meslier following Tottenham loss

**Leeds United were easily [beaten](https://www.sofascore.com/leeds-united-tottenham/IsJ) by Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend, and goalkeeper Illan Meslier could have done better for a couple of the goals. Phil Hay has discussed the young player following the match.**

### What Phil Hay had to say about Meslier

The journalist for The Athletic [tweeted out](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1345641083372511232?s=20): “Leeds United’s risk vs reward mindset is reflected by their faith in Illan Meslier – a goalkeeper with huge potential but who is incredibly young by Premier League standards.”

### Should Leeds stick with Meslier

It has been a fairly decent to the season start for the young Frenchman. He has featured 17 times and has kept six clean sheets ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/illan-meslier/profil/spieler/542586)), whilst helping Leeds currently sit 12th in the division ([SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/tournament/football/england/premier-league/17)).

He made four saves in the match against Tottenham, ([SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/leeds-united-tottenham/IsJ)) however, he will likely still be disappointed with his performance.

It isn’t the first time this campaign where he has not had the best of games, as many Leeds fans were [not happy](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/leeds-united-fans-react-to-mesliers-performance-against-crystal-palace/) with the way he played in the [4-1](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-leeds-united/hsJ) loss to Crystal Palace.

However, Hay makes a great point where he highlights his potential. A goalkeeper [under](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/illan-meslier/profil/spieler/542586) the age of 21 is being trusted by a great manager in Marcelo Bielsa, which emphasises the quality that he has and the club should definitely stick by him.

***In other Leeds news, the club have attempted to hijack a deal for a young defender – have a read who it is [here!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-united-club-attempt-to-hijack-deal-for-frederik-alves/)***