We might now have officially reached ‘panic stations’ amongst the Leeds United fan base.
The Patrick Bamford v Eddie Nketiah debate really kicked up another notch this week after the latter’s late equaliser against Preston North End but by the sounds of it, it doesn’t look as if boss Marcelo Bielsa is ready to make that change just yet.
Speaking in his press conference ahead of their game with Sheffield Wednesday, Bielsa revealed that Bamford would indeed be starting yet again for the Whites, and that didn’t sit well with the supporters.
With Championship rivals Bristol City pushing for him to be recalled by parent club Arsenal and sent to them on loan, fans fear that more minutes on the bench for Nketiah is just going to push him further and further towards Ashton Gate.
Indeed City boss Lee Johnson confirmed earlier this week that they would be interested in looking at January if ‘the situation changes’, likely referring to whether or not Nketiah will stay at Elland Road.
And many Leeds fans thought that this was likely to be one more nail in the coffin of Nketiah’s time in Yorkshire, with some already predicting that he’s going to come back and bite them later in the season.