Marcelo Bielsa hasn’t been shy when it comes to introducing young talent into the first-team at Leeds United.
Indeed, the Argentine has handed no fewer than 11 teenage players their debuts during his tenure as United manager, but one man we haven’t seen don a white shirt in a senior game yet is Liam McCarron.
The young winger was one of United’s first signings of the summer arriving on the 1st of July from Carlisle United.
It seems as though the U23s ace is making huge strides in his career after making his Scotland U19s debut last week against the Czech Republic.
The next logical step for the Scot is a full debut for Leeds, so what should United fans expect from him if he’s handed a chance?
Well the best place to start may be to hear what those close to him have said, his former academy coach Darren Edmondson once praised him very highly, stating:
“At 15 he was blessed with loads of pace, which is why we took a chance on him, but he was a young boy who would get very frustrated very quickly.
“As he’s matured and come into full-time football, that’s been the biggest change in him. If he makes a mistake now, his work rate is unbelievable.”
The teenager was proactive in his pursuit of improving his work rate, and it wasn’t just something that came naturally to him.
In July 2017, McCarron was asked to answer a few questions for a profile for Carlisle’s website, and he revealed that one area he needs to improve was tracking back and helping the team defend, and within a couple of years he was in the first-team being praised for how hard he works.
That’s exactly the type of attitude you want a young player to have – he’s spotted his biggest problem and fixed it very quickly, and if he can continue to improve the weak spots in his game, he could blossom into a very talented player.
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A rapid winger who likes to work hard sounds like an absolute dream for Marcelo Bielsa, and if he continues to make strides it may not be long before the Argentine gives him a chance.
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