Just how good is Meslier?

BBC Radio Leeds' Jonny Buchan has been discussing Whites' goalkeeper Illan Meslier on Don't Go To Bed Just Yet: "Leeds have kept more clean sheets in 2024 than any other side in the top four tiers of English football, that is 16.

"Illan Meslier has the best clean sheet percentage of any goalkeeper in Championship history at 48%.

"You can put that down to the team in front of him as well, but whatever way you look at it, that is still a great stat around Meslier."

Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix said: "We always criticise goalkeepers. We've never had a goalkeeper we have been happy with for years and years and years because they always let goals in at some point and you can be critical of them for the ones they let in, but I am very happy with him.

"As a Championship goalkeeper I think he is more than adequate. We tried to buy a replacement in [Karl] Darlow and from what we have seen of him he is much, much worse than Meslier in my opinion.

"If Meslier moved to another club we would be looking at him and thinking we should have kept him."

Leeds reporter Adam Pope added: "Meslier does a few things where you think, 'why have you done that, that is a bit weird?'

"He doesn't always command his area but he makes some unbelievable saves. So I always feel it isn't in spite of him that Leeds are doing really well at the back in general.

"For me, it is very much a combination of the five and he has in fact been the one consistent when others have changed. So you have to give him credit, even if you don't particularly like him or you wanted him to go, you have to give him credit for growing into that role."

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