Cody Drameh has taken the first steps to getting back into Marcelo Bielsa’s good books by citing his influence as a key factor behind his excellent start to life in Cardiff.
The Whites boss has earned a reputation for signing and offering important first-team roles to exciting young talent. Indeed, the Argentine has brought in the likes of Joe Gelhardt, Crysencio Summerville and Sam Greenwood.
In total, Bielsa has handed eight teenagers their first-team debuts at Leeds this season – which is a Premier League record in a single season.
Right-back Drameh was also in that picture with three Premier League appearances and five in the first team overall. In fact, he had featured in three of Leeds’ last four games in January before, surprisingly, asking to leave.
Drameh subsequently signed for Cardiff on loan until the end of the season.
Bielsa did not want the player to leave, but immediately sanctioned his exit once he knew Drameh’s feelings.
And the Leeds boss offered something of a veiled dig when asked for his thoughts on Drameh’s departure.
He said: “A lot of the young players who accompany the first team have made their desire to play in the first team clear.
“Evidently what I propose to them is not what they desire so I don’t criticise that.
“I don’t condemn it and it doesn’t disappoint me, but clearly I calculated things wrongly because they have what I consider a great opportunity.”
Speculation full-back may be finished at Leeds
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