Jack Clarke is shaping up to be the next major talent to break into the first-team from Leeds United's academy and pressure is mounting on Marcelo Bielsa to include him in the starting line-up. 

There is one fundamental problem with the rise of a wonderkids coming through the academy: everybody want them to succeed, particularly the supporters. For many supporters impatience and sentiment cloud judgements as managers carefully balance the development of the next big thing.

In Bielsa's case, he is facing that problem with Clarke, an 18-year-old wing-wizard who is knocking on the door for a starting berth.

Blessed with speed, trickery and a level of confidence which points towards a glowing future, Clarke possesses all of the attributes to succeed at Elland Road.

Bielsa is yet to unleash him from the outset this season and that is beginning to frustrate the Whites faithful, prompting the media to ask the Argentine how far away the teenager is from making his maiden start for the club.

In response to the question, Bielsa urged Clarke to model his game on Pablo Hernandez (via Yorkshire Evening Post).

"Of course he has many things to learn yet and he has to look at Pablo Hernandez as an example. Pablo has many details that Jack Clarke can learn only by looking at him."

Considering Hernandez is the most technically gifted and experienced attacking midfielder residing within the Leeds squad, Bielsa's verdict is absolutely spot on.

However, Bielsa had something incredibly pertinent to say on the matter which directly relates to a major shift in Raheem Sterling's style of play in recent years.

"The fans remember the important things."

Now, at first glance that may seem incredibly obvious, but it's important to remember that many wide players grow up with an obsession for taking players on, for nutmegging their opposite number, for chasing moments of brilliance which, in reality, count for absolutely nothing at full-time.

In an honest assessment of how his game has developed, Raheem Sterling suggested that leaving that obsession behind and focusing on the important sequences which directly change the game has catalysed his success in the game (as per The Guardian).

“I was all about looking nice (when he was younger), or trying to look nice, and showing people I’ve got a lot of ability.

“Now I’ve started to realise no one remembers the nice stuff you do on the pitch, it’s about your effectiveness and what you do for your team.”

So, while Bielsa may have identified Hernandez as an immediate peer to use as a role model in his development, there are certainly lessons from Sterling's own career to use a blueprint for success.

Clarke is an incredibly exciting player for Leeds fans to coo over and, if he is willing to take leaves from the respective books of both Hernandez and Sterling, changing his style to focus on making a telling difference in the final-third, he will inevitably blossom into one of the finest players to emerge from Thorp Arch in recent years.

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