Mens

Connor Roberts: I Wear My Heart On My Sleeve

The Welshman chats to Bridgey and Matt for the Leeds United podcast

roberts pod website.png

"\u003Cp\u003EThe latest episode of the Leeds United Podcast is out and Leeds United defender Connor Roberts joins Michael Bridges and Matthew Lewis to discuss everything from his fellow Welsh teammates, to the atmosphere at Elland Road.\u003C/p\u003E""\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKey Quotes From The Podcast:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConnor, how are you settling in Leeds and did your expect that sort of atmosphere against Leicester?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CI\u2019ve settled in nicely, been here for a few weeks now and I\u2019ve come off the bench a few times and looking forward to the final games of the season.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CMy wife has been to watch me numerous times playing for different clubs, playing for my country and things like that and she said it was the best atmosphere she\u2019s experienced. There was a moment where the ball went out for a throw in and I had split second a moment to myself where I thought \u2018wow this is going off here\u2019 and after the game it was brilliant as well.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CAs footballers, as fans, as supporters of any sport you want to be involved in nights like that and I\u2019m sure that every Leeds fan will hopefully remember that night as a special one in years to come.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou\u2019ve talked about how you quite liked the idea of playing for Leeds even earlier in your career haven\u2019t you?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CYeah definitely, I think when you achieve things, win games, score goals, whatever it may be, the passionate fans Leeds have helped amplify things even better.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CI\u2019ve scored goals and, it\u2019s stupid to say, but you post a photo on social media while I was with my previous clubs and the response is obviously brilliant but then I did it for Leeds and it kind of blew up and it was the most likes I\u2019d ever had so it put into perspective how many fans Leeds have so it\u2019s a bit mental to be honest.\u201D\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/21/84482253642238/roberts_1.png\u0022 alt=\u0022Roberts 1\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAs well as you liking the idea of Leeds, you also felt that Leeds might like the idea of you, your personality and the way you play didn\u2019t you?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022To be honest, I think I saw a tweet that one of my friends sent to me and it was something along the lines of \u2018Connor Roberts doesn\u2019t know whether he wants to start a scrap\u2019 and that\u2019s me I just want to get out there, wear my heart on my sleeve and do as best as I can and if that means fighting the whole team then it\u2019s fighting the whole team.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CYou have to try and bring your personality to every team you play for, every club you play for, every moment you\u2019re involved in. For me, coming to a club like Leeds, the more special moments I can achieve between now and the end of the season the better.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDid Daniel Farke\u2019s style of play help convince you to join as well as already speaking to the Welsh lads?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CWhen the chance came around to come here it was something I really wanted to do, speaking to the other Welsh lads they told me about Daniel Farke and he\u2019s obviously a really good manager, he knows exactly what he wants, I think it\u2019s pretty evident what the manager wants and hopefully we can keep doing what he says between now and the end of the season.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CAt the end of the day, if I play all the games, half the games, a few of the games it doesn\u2019t really bother me, I want to be stood on Elland Road being able to say I\u2019ve achieved something with Leeds so that\u2019s the plan.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/21/36460400196802/roberts_2.png\u0022 alt=\u0022roberts 2\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThere\u2019s a lot of characters in this squad and especially Georginio, I saw a clip of him screaming in your face the other day, he\u2019s nuts isn\u2019t he?!\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CGeorgi is someone who is just full of laughs, lifts the mood and just wants to be happy. When you\u2019re doing well and playing well then it\u2019s amplified too. A lot of the time it\u2019s about having a good group of players, that\u2019s what gets you that little bit more success.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201CWhen you have such a talented squad, you obviously need that bit of personality, just something different amongst the group and the group gets you through nights like the other night. There could be other groups where you\u2019re not playing well, crumble, go three goals down and players check out and think \u2018that\u2019s not for me\u2019 but if you have a group with personality it gets you through nights like that.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E"

Related Content

  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03