Marcelo Bielsa delivers his verdict on Ian Poveda's Leeds debut

Leeds United's first game back after the lockdown was against Cardiff City on Sunday, which ended in Leeds' 2-0 defeat. After the game, the Whites manager Marcelo Bielsa spoke out on Ian Poveda, who made his debut for the club. Poveda, who joined Leeds in January from Manchester City, started on the bench and came in on the 77th minute as he replaced Helder Costa. “The minute he play, even if he didn’t imbalance his side, he made some contribution to the play,” Bielsa said via Leeds Live. “If you consider the kind of match we were playing, with the opponent too close to their own box, it’s more difficult to attack in those conditions, but he has some good capacity to adapt himself to reduced spaces. “He is an agile player.” source - HITC

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