Leeds United fans can’t understand why Izzy Brown isn’t being used.
Leeds United fans on Twitter are puzzled over why Marcelo Bielsa is refusing to use fit-again Izzy Brown.
The 22-year-old has endured an injury-ravaged season at Leeds since joining from Chelsea on loan last summer.
But Brown, yet to make his debut, has been available for selection for the whole of February, though Bielsa has kept him as an unused substitution for three successive Championship games.
The Whites could have done with a player of his creativity in Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Bolton at Elland Road, but the Argentine coach didn’t make a change until 81 minutes when he replaced Tyler Roberts with Stuart Dallas, who hadn’t played since December 1.
Fans of the West Yorkshire side are desperate to see Brown make his long-awaited debut and many supporters can’t understand why Dallas was given a game ahead of him yesterday.
It seems plausible that Bielsa is erring on the side of caution with Brown, and refusing to use him until he is 100% fit.
Problem is, there is no way to make him 100% fit without playing him in high-intensity, Championship games. Under-23 appearances will only do so much for his conditioning. Sooner or later the 63-year-old will have to throw him into the mix.
Bielsa’s side face QPR on Tuesday.
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