Eddie Nketiah, on loan from Arsenal, has yet to start a Championship game for Leeds United this season.
The former Arsenal star is at a loss as to why Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa is not starting Nketiah.
The 20-year-old striker, who has been banging in the goals for the England Under-21 side, has scored three goals in nine substitute appearances for the Whites so far this season, according to WhoScored.
Patrick Bamford has been preferred to the youngster, but the former Nottingham Forest and Chelsea forward has been struggling to score in recent weeks.
According to WhoScored, Bamford has scored four goals and provided one assist in 13 Championship appearances for the West Yorkshire outfit so far this campaign.
Parlour said about Nketiah on talkSPORT: “I don’t know [why he isn’t starting]. I’m reading the story today: ‘Eddie’s Ready’ – and I think he is.
“He deserves a chance; every time he’s come off the bench he’s made a difference. I think Bamford is a guy who holds the ball up a bit better, whereas Eddie Nketiah is one who runs in behind. He deserves his opportunity.”
Need to start
Nketiah is doing everything he can possibly do to play week in, week out for Leeds, and perhaps Bielsa should see how the Englishman does when he starts.
Interestingly, back in August 2019, Arsenal manager Unai Emery told Football.London that initially he did not want Nketiah to leave the Gunners on loan in the summer of2019.
Emery also suggested that he thought that the striker would play regularly play for the Whites and would develop better than being on the substitutes’ bench at Arsenal.
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