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It may only be four games into the new season but Kiko Casilla is already having a topsy-turvy campaign.
Following on from his playoff escapades it’s hardly surprising that he is again causing a debate. Against Salford in the League Cup last week he was berated by numerous quarters of the fanbase for his performance.
And his next outing against Wigan caused yet more discussion. The Spaniard kept a clean sheet for his side but rather remarkably completed more passes than every single outfield member of the Latics squad.
He made 15 passes to his teammates but the highest number from a Wigan outfield player was just 13.
It was a stat that got Leeds fans talking as one described it as absolute madness. Another called the 32-year-old stopper a legend.
Casilla was also described as mad by one fan who urged people to get off his back. A further individual joked that he hadn’t scored enough goals.
The former Real Madrid man has started in all four of Leeds’ matches this season, remaining Marcelo Bielsa’s favoured choice after the departure of Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
Illan Meslier has since arrived on loan from Lorient but it remains to be seen whether the teenager has the abilities to dislodge him.
Here’s the best of the reaction.
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