Leeds United playmaker Pablo Hernandez has struggled to set the Premier League alight this campaign and this has seen him linked with an exit. Marcelo Bielsa has now commented on the Spaniard’s future.
Bielsa discusses Hernandez
Journalist for The Athletic, Phil Hay, provided an update on what Bielsa had to say as he shared a quote from the boss: “If I didn’t think he had the same possibility here as his team-mates, I wouldn’t have wanted him to be part of the group. As the season goes by and game by game, I take decisions.”
End of the road
If you compare last season to the current one for Hernandez, it shows a huge contrast as he shone in Leeds’ promotion season, scoring nine goals and picking up nine assists (WhoScored). He also managed on average 2.1 shots, 2.3 key passes and 1.1 successful dribbles per game. This type of season saw the Leeds faithful fall in love with him and had Hay lauded him as ‘unreal’ and a ‘demon’ on Twitter after a late winner against Swansea.
In 2020/21, the 35 year-old as he has started just two games, been subbed on in seven and only picked up two assists so far (WhoScored).
It sounds like the manager sees him as an important squad player who can provide the spark if called upon, but the evidence suggests he is nearing the end of the road.
With the January transfer window shut, the earliest Hernandez can leave the club is in the summer, so if he wants to stay at Leeds, he has to prove his worth in the limited minutes Bielsa gives him between now and then.
In other news, Agbonlahor has praised one Leeds ace, have a read who it is here!
