Bielsa’s blast is wide of the mark

CODY DRAMEH is an exceptional young man, in as much as he wants to play football, which makes him an exception in the modern game. so many promising players are happy to sit on the bench these days, happy to be on the periphery, because the money is so good in the top division. drameh dissents. He told leeds manager marcelo Bielsa that he wanted to take a loan move to Cardiff. Bielsa was unimpressed. ‘i did not think he needed to

play games elsewhere,’ he said. ‘He was a player who was very necessary with all of the absences we have, in a situation when opportunities for youngsters have increased. Clearly, i calculated things wrongly because what i consider a great opportunity, those who are benefiting, prefer to abandon the club.’ That’s a little harsh. drameh (right) is pretty much fourthchoice right back at leeds, and has only neared the team of late with so many players missing. Even then, his Premier league game time amounts to 19 minutes as a substitute at norwich in October, 17 minutes when leeds were already 5-0 down at manchester City, and one full game against arsenal, which ended in a 4-1 defeat. maybe that convinced him he needed more match experience and as an England Under 21 international, a unique and fleeting set of circumstances at leeds wouldn’t provide it. On saturday, drameh started for Cardiff against Blackburn. good for him. He may find

the Championship is his level, he may return to leeds a better player, but no young footballer should be castigated for wanting to play.