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da marjack bet： Whether Mateusz Bogusz can get a shot in the first-team remains to be seen.
However, his most recent performance for the U23s indicates he isn’t quite ready to make the step up to the senior side yet and isn’t the answer to some of their issues in midfield.
How did he play?
The Polish midfielder has previously been praised by Noel Whelan who tipped him to play a big part for the Whites this term, but it doesn’t seem as if he’s been playing at that level as of late.
The 18-year-old was given a rating of just five out of ten after the U23s’ game against Burnley on Monday by Leeds Live – hardly amazing but also not disastrous at the same time.
The teenager’s passing was given a rather damning analysis as his ability to play the ball was deemed off the mark while his persistent fouling was also an issue – receiving a booking.
Previously linked with a move to Premier League Brighton, he’s not truly lived up to expectation.
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Doesn’t fit the system
It seems as if Bogusz isn’t as suited to Marcelo Bielsa’s system as might have originally been thought.
One of the most important things for any midfielder playing under the Argentine is an ability to pass.
Mateusz Klich and Adam Forshaw both have pass success rates of over 80 per cent this season, and if Bogusz’s passing is sometimes wayward he isn’t going to fit the style of play.
The youngster’s main strengths are seemingly in his dribbling as a Manchester City scout once said:
“Mateusz, despite his young age, is so intelligent and technically developed that he often avoids contact with his opponent without losing the ball thanks to good ball control or directional admission.”
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While dribbling is a great attribute for any player to have, it doesn’t have that much importance in Bielsa’s team – especially in midfield.
Klich averages 0.4 dribbles per game, while Forshaw averages just one, and if Bogusz’s main strengths are in an area that Bielsa doesn’t care too much about he’s going to struggle to get into the first-team.
After all, Leeds average 59.6% of the possession this season but given the Poland youth international’s inability to pass consistently, it might not be a surprise that he’s been reduced to just one appearance in the Carabao Cup.