Stuart Dallas featured for Leeds United against Nottingham Forest in the Championship at the weekend.
Dallas started for Leeds instead of Tom Pearce for Leeds against Forest at Elland Road in the Championship this past Saturday.
The 27-year-old Northern Ireland international is a winger by trade, while 20-year-old Pearce is a left-back.
Leeds head coach Bielsa has explained why he preferred Dallas – who joined the West Yorkshire outfit from Championship rivals Brentford in the summer of 2015 for a transfer fee reported by Sky Sports to be worth £1.3 million – to Pearce against the Reds.
Bielsa told Leeds Live when asked for a reason: “In the last game, when Dallas came he had a very good performance, as a right-back. It was hard for me to take the decision not to put him in the team.”
Mistake?
Dallas is a winger by trade, and although the Northern Ireland international can do a job as a full-back, his performance against Forest at left-back left much to be desired.
Perhaps Leeds head coach Bielsa needs to hand Pearce a start soon, as the England Under-21 international is a very good and promising young player who will only improve if he gets regular playing time.
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