Leeds idol: “Team must be built around Sinisterra”

Luis Sinisterra has shown in Leeds that he is a great reinforcement and not a simple signing. The Colombian winger has been one of the figures of his team in this new season, in which he has already accumulated three goals, two in the Premier League and one in the Carabao Cup. The player has two games pending on the calendar, which had to be postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth.

The numbers support the performance of the attacker. According to BeSoccer statisticsthe player is the third in successful ball progressions with 12 and the second with the most shots on goal with 4. For this reason, Paul Robinson, who wore the Leeds shirt between 1998 and 2004 and was also on the England national team, believes that Jesse Marsch and the club’s board have to form the team around Luis Sinisterra.

“If Leeds want to progress and improve as a team, improve as a club and progress in the Premier League, it is vitally important to keep players of that quality. Sinisterra may have that level, but they need more players of that level and they need to build a team around players of that level. Those players that we have bought are key and Sinisterra can be a part of that in the future.” assured the former goalkeeper in MOT Leeds News.

This season, in which he missed the first game due to injury, the player went from less to more. The winger was on the bench for the first few games and once he took over the starting position, he never let go of it again. In three of the last four games he has been a starter and Now he wants to continue shining with Leeds, who will face Crystal Palace as a visitor on the next matchday.

The player will return to training with his club once he returns to England after being with the Colombian National Team on tour in the United States. In the victory against Guatemala, the soccer player scored his first goal with the Tricolorwhile in the second match against Mexico he converted a brace and was key in the team’s historic comeback.

Leeds highlights what Sinisterra has done with the Colombian National Team

Lorenzo sent him to the field in both games at minute (46). Against Guatemala he took 12 minutes to convert his first goal after a low cross from Mojica that Matheus could not define well and Sinisterra was left to make the partial 2-0 with a strong shot with location. From England, his team took the opportunity to publish his goals with the National Team and congratulate him on his performance.

“Hopefully these goals are just the beginning”, said the winger after his brace against Mexico that served to tie a game that began losing after a discreet first half. The Leeds winger came on for Falcao and only 6 minutes were enough for him to beat Memo Ochoa twice.

In the end, a Leeds scarf reached the grass of the stadium for Luis Sinisterra to wear on behalf of his club that continues to highlight his performances. With the team he has 6 games and 3 goals.