Phil Hay on what Roca must improve on as soon as possible - This is Futbol 17/6/22
Aaron Hindhaugh
Phil Hay believes that soon-to-be Leeds United player Marc
Roca has to improve his physicality immediately.
After a pretty scary campaign last term that saw Leeds only
secure their Premier League status on the final day of the season, they are
wasting no time bolstering up their squad by bringing in RB Salzburg duo
Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen.
Despite the transfer window having only opened last Friday,
Leeds are still looking to be very busy, and confirmed the arrival of Roca on
Friday on a four-year deal.
While fans will likely be excited by this third signing, Hay
identified his physicality as something that needs working on while speaking on
The Phil Hay Show.
He said: “There is definitely that question mark over what
these two years [at Bayern] have done to him. He’s probably played slightly
more than people realise across the range of competitions that Bayern are in,
but in terms of league matches, I mean, he’s been nothing like ever-present or
nothing close to it.
“So this is very much a fresh start for him. I think
physically, he will have to adapt to the Premier League. From what I’ve seen of
him and from what people say about him, I think technically, he should be up to
it, but clearly, the proof will be in the pudding.”
Since joining Bayern Munich in 2020, Roca has only been able
to rack up 24 appearances across all competitions, so it certainly appears that
he isn’t that elite-level midfielder, but after narrowly avoiding relegation
last season, Leeds maybe just need extra bodies instead of top-level quality.