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Speaking recently to Football Insider, Kevin Campbell discussed the reasoning behind Jack Harrison's omission from Marcelo Biela's Leeds United side.
Having highly impressed over his 24 Premier League starts prior to the club's clash with Aston Villa on Saturday, scoring six goals, providing four assists and averaging a WhoScored match rating of 6.90, Harrison was a surprise exclusion from Bielsa's starting XI against Dean Smith's side last weekend.
However, in a recent interview with Football Insider, Kevin Campbell claimed that the Argentine manager will learn a great deal about the £8.1 million-rated Manchester City loanee this week, in how he reacts in training after being benched, as well as offering his opinion on why Harrison was dropped.
He said: "One thing Bielsa is not going to allow is complacency. If you are complacent and you are not doing what he wants you will be taken out. A little stint on the sidelines will definitely liven Harrison up.
"Bielsa will find out a lot more about him now. He'll find out if Harrison is a sulker or whether he is a player who rolls his sleeves up. That is what Harrison has got to do, he needs to roll his sleeves up."
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Considering the fact that Harrison has been one of United's better players in the Premier League so far this season - with his average WhoScored match rating ranking him as the club's sixth-best performer - as well as the fact that Bielsa himself recently stated that the 24-year-old is a "very strong player mentally" as well as a "very dedicated professional," it is questionable whether Harrison's sleeves have not already been rolled up this season.
Having said that, the winger's form has dipped considerably in recent weeks, so perhaps Bielsa's dropping of the £15k per week man will provide him with the wakeup call he requires to refind his impressive levels of performance, as Campbell suggests.
In other news, Phil Hay shed light on this Leeds star's contract details - find out more here!
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