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Leeds’ first defeat of the season against Swansea on Saturday brought about as many positives as it did negatives.
The fact Leeds managed to retain possession for such large spells of the game should come as a form of encouragement, as should the performance of Stuart Dallas.
Creating 21 opportunities was also a plus point but one of the negatives has given Marcelo Bielsa plenty to think about over the international break.
In fact, it’s provided the Argentine with one of the biggest dilemmas he’s faced in 2019/20 so far.
On the chalkboard
Try as they might, Leeds struggled to find a goal against the Swans last weekend, something that considering Bielsa plays with four behind his main striker was rather bizarre.
Jack Harrison was isolated out on the left-hand side, an aspect of the game that was down to Adam Forshaw and Mateusz Klich occupying the same space over on the right.
The 22-year-old struggled for any rhythm and consistency but his overall performances this term, despite showing flashes, must have his manager pondering his role.
His outing at Elland Road against Steve Cooper’s men had fans slating him and after achieving a match rating of 5.97 on WhoScored it’s easy to see why.
He completed just 76% of his passes as he was dispossessed four times. Harrison also had five unsuccessful touches in a torrid afternoon for the loanee.
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Against Stoke he mustered six dribbles but this time he only managed one. Consequently, it could be the moment to finally call on Helder Costa.
It’s surely only a matter of time before the Portuguese gets his first league start and it may well come after the international break if Bielsa wants to find an answer to one of the problems last Saturday.
The fact is that despite proving a threat with his dribbling, Harrison isn’t being successful with his end product.
So far this term he’s only managed one goal whilst after six matches he’s failed to register an assist.
The 5 foot 9 wide man is a canny operator but unless his numbers improve, he could be ousted for Costa.
Bielsa hasn’t favoured much change in the Championship but he must have a long think over the next two weeks.
Given Costa’s 15 goals and 14 assists at this level, he could prove inspiring.
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