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Leeds United have been struggling for goals this season, and that’s at least partly down to their lack of firepower in the midfield this term.
After 15 matches last campaign, United’s midfielders had contributed to 15 of their 26 goals with Mateusz Klich scoring five of those. However, the goals have dried up this term as Leeds have scored just 19 goals all season, nevermind just from their midfield.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem as if those problems will be fixed anytime soon as one of their most important goalscoring midfielders from last term seems to have lost faith in his own abilities.
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What’s been said then?
The midfielder spoke in a Q&A session on Thursday evening, and he mentioned how hard it would be for him to match his goal tally from last term.
“It’s going to be difficult to repeat that… I was surprised… but I’m trying my best & to play like last season. The only thing I’m missing is goals because I play a very similar game. I try to cooperate with the front 3.”
Goals may not come
It seems as if Klich thinks his high goal tally from last season was a bit of a fluke, but if he has that attitude when he steps onto the pitch he won’t find the back of the net like he used to.
The Pole scored a number of his ten goals from outside the box last term, which even led to the supporters creating a song about it.
If the 29-year-old doesn’t believe that he can repeat those feats then he’ll either stop taking these shots from range or he’ll hesitate just that split second too long and he’ll be closed down.
His confidence seems to be somewhat thin on the ground and his lack of prowess in front of goal was never more evident than when he missed a penalty against Derby.
Klich needs to change his attitude towards finding the net, or else it might not come for him as it did last season.
Perhaps all it’ll take will be one goal. Either way, he admits reaching the same heights will be difficult.
