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At the moment, it’s a case of stick or twist for Leeds United.
According to a report from Football Insider it appears as though talks are already underway between the two clubs to try and negotiate the possible recall of Jack Clarke so that the London club can send him out on loan again, ideally to a team that will give him a lot more minutes.
Quite why Marcelo Bielsa has shown such a lack of faith in the young man is slightly baffling. So far he’s failed to play in the Championship this term.
The 18-year-old made 25 appearances in all competitions last season for Leeds and managed to chip in with two goals and two assists in the process. So it’s not as if he is someone that was a complete unknown academy player to Bielsa that was stolen away from him before he got a chance to show what he could do.
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It’s in Leeds’ best interests to co-operate with Tottenham in every way that they can, to keep them on their side as it were.
You never know when they might need a favour from them further down the road, be it with any more loan players or if they want to buy someone. It might be simple enough just to send him back and wish him the best.
However, it’s not too late for him to have his Leeds career somewhat ‘saved’.
With Pablo Hernandez currently sidelined with an injury, Jack Harrison scoring just once, and Helder Costa not exactly setting the world on fire with just one Championship assist, it’s not out of the realms of possibility that Bielsa would want to try something different in the Leeds line-up.
Leeds have struggled to put their chances away this season, achieving the greatest number of shots per game in the division but only sitting tenth in terms of goals scored.
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If the Argentine coach can’t find a solution quickly, he could end up under some serious pressure and facing a game of catch-up as he did in the latter stages of last season.
However, perhaps the answer has been sitting under his nose this whole time.
So why not give Clark a go and see if he is the spark that you’re missing? At this stage what have you got to lose?
If he works out, you keep him in the team as you fight for promotion. If he doesn’t then you send him back to Spurs and nobody ever speaks of the affair again.
But you won’t know until you try.