, Leeds United fans show fickle nature with player criticism

Leeds United fans show fickle nature with player criticism

A week in politics is said to be a long time in politics, according to a quote attributed to the late Prime Minister Harold Wilson. It’s enough time for Leeds fans to forget things though.

Only a week ago Kemar Roofe was feted by many Leeds United fans along the lines of the finest Beluga caviar after a match-winning hat-trick last Saturday against Queens Park Rangers (video below).

But how a week and a game has changed the mindset of some Leeds United fans. Seemingly the following three goals have all but been forgotten.

From QPR to Norwich, exactly seven days – that is all it took for a certain section of the Leeds United supporter base to turn on the player whose three goals had gifted them three vital points that maintain the Whites play-off credentials.

Kemar Roofe has gone from being seen as the answer to playing a lone striker role up top for Leeds to being roundly criticised by some for his performance a week later in today’s game against Norwich. Reading some of the comments, you’d be excused for thinking that the Whites had been tanked by the Canaries – yet they won 1-0.

The goal itself was scored by Pontus Jansson, a deft flicked header from a Pawel Cibicki free-kick. Whilst Roofe didn’t get on the scoresheet, he’s certainly made a bit of a wave on Twitter with a number of Leeds fans critical of his performance against Norwich.

From three goal hero to no goal villain – Leeds United fans criticise Kemar Roofe

 

https://twitter.com/BigJimmy_V/status/942069842089250823

https://twitter.com/ephemeraljoy/status/942056421906108416

https://twitter.com/southeastlower/status/942082643537158149

Whilst none of the above tweets are of the level of abuse being levelled at Jay-Roy Grot, they do show how quickly a player can drop from hero to almost zero in the eyes of some Leeds United fans. Next up at Elland Road are down-the-M62 rivals Hull City in a game where three points are guaranteed to take the Whites into the top six places.

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