Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa comments on Helder Costa

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Helder Costa, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, was in action for Leeds United against Blackburn Rovers at the weekend.

Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has suggested to Leeds Live that Wolverhampton Wanderers-owned winger Helder Costa needs to improve.

Bielsa made the comments following Leeds’s 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers at Elland Road in the Championship at the weekend.

Costa, signed on loan from Premier League club Wolves in the summer transfer window, started the match and played for 81 minutes.

Bielsa told Leeds Live about Costa: “In the second half, it was better than the first one. He had the ability to unbalance. He has to achieve more than those chances than he has got in those matches.”

Stats

Against Blackburn at the weekend, winger Costa took one shot which was not on target, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 76.2%, took 38 touches, attempted three dribbles, and made one interception and one clearance, according to WhoScored.

So far this season, the 25-year-old Portugal international winger has made eight starts and eight substitute appearances in the Championship for Wolves, providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.

Although Costa has not been great, against Blackburn, the winger did show what he is capable of, as he worked hard and made a brilliant run into the penalty area.