Bailey Peacock-Farrell is the first-choice goalkeeper at Leeds United at the moment.
Peacock-Farrell has established himself as a key figure in the current Leeds team and is the first-choice goalkeeper at Elland Road at the moment.
Bielsa was appointed the Leeds head coach in the summer, and the 21-year-old Northern Ireland international goalkeeper has suggested how the Argentine wants him to play.
Peacock-Farrell, who is a rising star at Leeds, told The Belfast Telegraph when asked if Bielsa had set out what he wants from him: “Basically, the main bit, obviously you have got to keep the ball out of the back of the net – that’s a given, isn’t it?
“But also to be more of an option to the outfielders, almost like another outfielder as such, the way that we’re playing, just to provide that last option to recycle the ball and get it out to the other side, make it easier for the other players.
“It’s very much ‘play out from the back at all costs’ now. We’ve been training hard in pre-season on these new ways.
“You can probably term it as a ‘sweeper-keeper’ almost, that’s probably what you’d describe me as at the minute.”
Encouraging performances
Peacock-Farrell made his first-team debut for Leeds back in April 2016, but it was only towards the back-end of last season that the youngster started to play regularly for the West Yorkshire outfit.
The 21-year-old made 11 appearances in the Championship in 2017-18 and has played in all six of the West Yorkshire outfit’s league fixtures so far this campaign.
The youngster has not made any mistake for Leeds so far, and it is hard to see him lose his place in the Leeds team anytime soon.
What is important for Peacock-Farrell is that he continues to work hard and learn from Bielsa during training sessions.
Leeds are going strong in the Championship at the moment and are aiming to win promotion to the Premier League for the 2018-19 campaign.
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