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title: "Leeds United: Source shares concern over Robin Koch"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2021-04-22T17:40:25Z"
modified: "2021-04-22T17:40:25Z"
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# Leeds United: Source shares concern over Robin Koch

**Marcelo Bielsa reportedly has two concerns over Leeds United summer signing Robin Koch.**

That’s according to a report from [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/bielsa-fears-leeds-united-defender-is-too-soft/), who claim they have been informed by a Whites source that Bielsa believes Koch [‘is too soft’](https://www.footballinsider247.com/bielsa-fears-leeds-united-defender-is-too-soft/) to thrive in the top flight.

The report adds that he [‘doesn’t like the aerial challenges’](https://www.footballinsider247.com/bielsa-fears-leeds-united-defender-is-too-soft/), which is thought to be a [‘major issue’](https://www.footballinsider247.com/bielsa-fears-leeds-united-defender-is-too-soft/) at Elland Road.

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Koch, on [£33,000-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/robin-koch/) in Yorkshire, has missed a[large chunk of his first season with the Whites through injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/leistungsdaten/spieler/328784) and appears to have fallen behind Liam Cooper, Diego Llorente and Pascal Struijk in the centre-back pecking order upon his return.

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### Transfer Tavern take

We all know that Bielsa doesn’t like to rush players back from long-term injuries. Koch has been involved in [five matchday squads](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/leistungsdaten/spieler/328784) since returning from a knee problem, [coming on as a substitute in three of those](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-koch/leistungsdaten/spieler/328784).

However, with Cooper, Llorente and Struijk all impressing in recent weeks, we feel it is just a case of Bielsa remaining loyal to those three.

Koch has actually averaged more aerial duels won per game than both Llorente and Struijk this season, as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds), so we’re not so sure on the reported concern in the air.

The German’s time to impress will come around again, and should he take his chance, these concerns could soon disappear.

***In other news: David Ornstein reveals Leeds United man played key role in ESL collapse, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-united-bamfords-esl-comments-were-vital/).***