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title: "Leeds United: Kevin Campbell discusses Jack Harrison’s omission"
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author: "George McGibbon"
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published: "2021-03-03T20:15:43Z"
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# Leeds United: Kevin Campbell discusses Jack Harrison’s omission

**Speaking recently to Football Insider, Kevin Campbell discussed the reasoning behind Jack Harrison’s omission from Marcelo Biela’s Leeds United side.**

Having highly impressed over his [24 Premier League starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-harrison/leistungsdaten/spieler/417346) prior to the club’s clash with Aston Villa on Saturday, scoring [six goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/317896/Show/Jack-Harrison), providing [four assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/317896/Show/Jack-Harrison) and averaging a [WhoScored match rating of 6.90](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/317896/Show/Jack-Harrison), Harrison was a surprise exclusion from Bielsa’s [starting XI against Dean Smith’s side](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3429746) last weekend.

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However, in a recent interview with [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/campbell-verdict-on-harrison-sulking-at-leeds-after-surprise-development/), Kevin Campbell claimed that the Argentine manager will learn a great deal about the [£8.1 million-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-harrison/marktwertverlauf/spieler/417346) Manchester City loanee this week, in how he reacts in training after being benched, as well as offering his opinion on why Harrison was dropped.

He said: “One thing Bielsa is not going to allow is complacency. If you are complacent and you are not doing what he wants you will be taken out. A little stint on the sidelines will definitely liven Harrison up.

“Bielsa will find out a lot more about him now. He’ll find out if Harrison is a sulker or whether he is a player who rolls his sleeves up. That is what Harrison has got to do, he needs to roll his sleeves up.”

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### **Transfer Tavern Take**

Considering the fact that Harrison has been one of United’s better players in the Premier League so far this season – with his average WhoScored match rating ranking him as the club’s [sixth-best performer](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds) – as well as the fact that [Bielsa himself recently stated](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-aston-villa-phillips-19915506) that the 24-year-old is a “very strong player mentally” as well as a “very dedicated professional,” it is questionable whether Harrison’s sleeves have not already been rolled up this season.

Having said that, the winger’s form has [dipped considerably in recent weeks](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/317896/MatchStatistics/Jack-Harrison), so perhaps Bielsa’s dropping of the [£15k per week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/leeds-united-fc/payroll/) man will provide him with the wakeup call he requires to refind his impressive levels of performance, as Campbell suggests.

***In other news, Phil Hay shed light on this Leeds star’s contract details – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-united-phil-hay-discusses-raphinhas-contract/)!***