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Marcelo Bielsa Gives Extraordinary Explanation of Why He Starts Patrick Bamford Over Eddie Nketiah

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has explained at length the logic behind refusing to start Arsenal loanee Eddie Nketiah in a staunch defence of his own tactics.

Nketiah is yet to start a Championship game since arriving at Elland Road in the summer, but the young striker has still managed to rack up three goals. Meanwhile, Patrick Bamford has started all 13 games, but he is without a goal in his last eight outings.

Speaking ahead of Leeds' meeting with Sheffield Wednesday (via The Mirror), Bielsa went into great detail about his decision to persist with Bamford, insisting that Nketiah does not do enough in the build-up to attacks.