Illan Meslier has kept eight clean sheets in the Premier League this season (Glyn Kirk/PA)Marcelo Bielsa has praised young Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier’s strength of character in his first season in the Premier League. But the Frenchman has also kept eight clean sheets – he broke Joe Hart’s 14-year-old top-flight record last month for a goalkeeper under the age of 21 – and Bielsa has been impressed. “He’s a player with personality and character and he still has the margin to improve,” Leeds’ head coach said. “But what he has shown in the season so far qualifies as a good season. “For each of the attacking positions, they have two players,” Bielsa added.

Source: Irish Independent March 07, 2021 22:40 UTC