Leeds United striker Mateo Joseph endured a disappointing performance against Millwall, failing to register a single shot despite several opportunities. His lack of impact, coupled with ongoing concerns about the team's lack of a clinical goalscorer, has sparked debate among fans.
Mateo Joseph cut a forlorn figure after Leeds United's defeat to Millwall, having just endured a performance he will want to forget. Usually a striker feels such a way when they miss a glorious chance but Joseph did not get a shot off all game. His in-game statistics make for grim reading.
“It was a frustrating game for a striker because Millwall and the way they play, the physicality they have in the last row and the area to protect the last row meant it was always to be a difficult game for a striker today,” he said. The space created for those chances were partly due to Joseph being marked out of the way. However, that is not the full story. There were multiple times that Leeds were on the attack and Joseph gave the ball away.
Saturday highlighted two elements; why Joseph was not allowed to be sold before deadline day but also the underlying issue of the club’s winter transfer window policy. Leeds rejected a bid in excess of £10m from Real Betis for Joseph on the weekend before the window closed. Joseph may have scored against Cardiff last weekend but it is more important to net in tighter matches, when Leeds need goals more urgently. That did not come and is partly why he is a firm second behind Piroe in the scoring pecking order.
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