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da brdice： News on Kiko Casilla’s potential ban has been hard to come by recently.
The deadline for his response to the charge came and went, and we’re still unsure on what is going to happen to the Spaniard.
For those who need a little refresher, the goalkeeper is facing a minimum six-game ban after being accused of racially abusing Jonathan Leko during United’s game against Charlton earlier this season.
While we’re not sure what’s going to happen with Casilla, Phil Hay believes that his ban will fall on the lenient side due to the outcome of a very similar case.
What’s been said then?
The journalist was talking on the latest edition of The Phil Hay Show (13/12/19), and he was asked whether or not he thinks Illan Meslier will be good enough to step in for Casilla.
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“I think he’s going to be good enough for the short period he’ll be in.” Hay said (53:00).
“We’re talking six games or eight games. Well, it could be more, it could go to ten or 12 for Casilla if he is found guilty of this.
“The case is very similar to that of Forestieri at Sheffield Wednesday who ended up with six games, so I think we’d be looking in that ballpark.”
Mixed emotions
If Casilla is to be banned, to hear that he could get away with the shortest punishment he could possibly be handed is brilliant news for Leeds on the pitch.
The Spanish stopper has been key in Leeds’ assault on the top two this season as he’s kept 12 clean sheets in 21 appearances.
However, a number of fans stated that they wouldn’t want anything to do with the goalie if he is found guilty of racially abusing another player, so to see him get away with just a six or eight-game ban is a little disheartening from a moral standpoint.
What happens to Casilla remains to be seen, but if he’s found guilty there will certainly be mixed emotions across the fanbase.
Meanwhile, our writers have been pondering whether or not one of Leeds’ January targets would be a good signing.