Thanks for the loan. Some player. Far too good for the Championship. You must have some good right back or RWBs if hes not getting a look in with you.
No we’re short of right backs. He looked great in the 23s but was a defensive liability in the few games he played for the first team. glad he’s playing well… will up the price tag when we sell him in the summer
Had another very good game last night and another assist. For me he is our next RWB after Ayling, but depends on Bielsa….. if Bielsa goes he stays I reckon. The boy only wanted to play football and is so far by far our best loaned out player this season
This is our downside to Bielsa, he just doesn’t handle a player who asks or poses a question he doesn’t like. We’ve seen it with Pontus and Pablo, if Bielsa stays Drameh will be the one that got away. Would I prefer Bielsa to stay and Drameh sold, yes probably but on the other hand the stubbornness of a small squad is hurting us. The insistence of a complete squad reshuffle anytime someone is injured is annoying. Drameh wasn’t getting game time in the U23s he was sitting on the bench watching the likes of Shackleton and Dallas played ahead of him, this was heading for a completely wasted and stagnating season for him, I don’t blame him asking to leave or be loaned out. Another thing, comparing his first few appearances in the first team to Firpo on the left he (Drameh) was far better yet Firpo was given time, Drameh wasn’t. I do find that a bit strange too.
Dramah looked completely lost in our first team. He was ripped to shreds regularly. That's why he wasn't selected very often. To be fair to him, he was starting to improve a little just before he went out on loan.
True that Firpo was poor to begin with, but he was earmarked for first choice and alternatives were limited. Dramah was our U23 and therefore a back-up option - his performances needed to justify inclusion. It was way too early to write him off, but he didn't grab his opportunity and say pick me. I absolutely understand Drameh wanting game time, I'd be disappointed if he didn't. The issue is one of loyalty - leaving at a time we're crippled with injuries. He won't be coming back while Bielsa is here... and i'd 100% prefer bielsa to stay than drameh! Like I said let's hope he plays great for Cardiff and we get a few quid for him.
Loyalty has to work both ways, our squad was hit hard by injuries yet he watched everyone playing at RB ahead of him, he wasn’t selected for the U23s “just in case” he was needed. He watched Ayling return, he would know Shackleton was coming back, he knew Dallas was ahead of him he was signed for decent money to play football and he’d not kicked a ball on the pitch for a month or more. We didn’t develop him, if anything we stunted his progress, why should he be loyal, no I don’t blame him in the slightest. If he was playing and learning and developing in the U23s it would be different. He asked for game time, that doesn’t necessarily mean first team. Joffy is another who we’re ruining this season, no games in the U23s no first team minutes, it must be so frustrating
He was signed from Fulham u23s without ever making a first team appearance, to our u23s. He's a kid at a premier league club, and only exceptional talent gets regular game time at that age in this league. He did get some. And he was a rabbit in the headlights. I said i don't blame him for wanting a loan move. Pretty much all u23s who aren't pressing for a first team place at every club want one. And I don't believe anyone should expect loyalty from players... they have a short career and need to look after themselves. What I am saying is that his lack of loyalty during the situation we found ourselves in, means he's done here. There are many who would suggest that training under Bielsa with the first team squad is not stunting his progress... but that's a perception. We all know what happened. Cardiff tapped up his agent, promised him first team action, his agent told him to push for a loan move. Cody who seems like he probably needs assistance to go to the toilet, just did as he was told. Doesn't make him a bad lad, but Bielsa demands you buy in to the program or fck off. If he's doing well and putting himself in the shop window demonstrating he can cut it in man's football - then he may very well have taken the right decision and good luck to him.
Pretty sure Cardiff play with a back 5 so Drameh will have had 3 big f*ck off centre halves to do all the heavy lifting defensively. Now that's a world away from Bielsa's man for man, high energy and high risk way of playing the beautiful game. No way back for him at Leeds now, his leaving was worse than Nketiah because he's actually a Leeds player with a long contract and his preference was himself before side.
What about Summerville who asked for a move away but wasn’t granted one? He played for the U23s and shone. What about the other 8 Bielsa mentioned who asked but were obviously not granted one
the whole Drameh thing has been jumped on by the media who are desperately looking for negative things about Bielsa here's how I see it: Cardiff needed Drameh to fill a hole, they would no doubt have told his agent that the lad would be GUARANTEED a starting role for the rest of the season ... without this guarantee there's no way Drameh would have gone there now, with a guarantee in place, Drameh needed to assess his options, and look at how realistic it would be for him to break into the Leeds team ... upon reflection, and looking at how he didn't impress when he did get a chance, he probably felt that he's not yet at Prem level and a run in the Championship is his level right now ... so, not a hard decision to make Bielsa admitted that he was disappointed, but he also felt that stopping Drameh from getting playing time was not the right thing ... what Bielsa did question was if the experience of being coached by Morison rather than the staff at Leeds was the better option ... I don't think Drameh's at Cardiff to learn from Morison, but rather to just play if Drameh shines and gets stronger and more confident, Leeds have a right back for next season and don't have to worry about spending in that area ... if the lad really wants to leave next season, it won't be to Cardiff on loan again, but he'll be sold for a tidy sum all in all, everyone's a winner, nothing negative about the Drameh loan at all oh, and don't believe all this "want away ten" nonsense either
Are you sure that Summerville actually asked for a move away? Can't remember reading that, but that doesn't mean it wasn't there to be read & I missed it. I think the days of player asking for a move are long gone. Agents do the asking now (demanding?), and they only ask if they've done their groundwork & found somewhere for their player to go. Begs the question: do agents get a percentage of the loan fee? I'd be surprised if they didn't, given how they control football these days.
I agree and I would be very disappointed if Bielsa closed a door for his return IF he does shine and could do a job for us next season
SV Hamburg - Summerville went as far as asking Bielsa to leave. Now Bielsa has come clean on those talks and revealed why the transfer failed to go through. “He spoke with me and he told me he wanted to leave. I told him that would not be a problem,” Bielsa revealed, via Leeds Live. “The reason why I said this to him is if a player who has pretty frequent participation with the first team, not necessarily coming on, but contemplated frequently, asked me to leave, for me that reason is sufficient. “For any player that tells me they want to leave, I would answer: no problem, I’m not opposed to you leaving. But what is the reason he wants to leave? I don’t analyse if it corresponds or not, simply not wanting to be here is sufficient. That’s a sporting position.” Leeds put their foot down Bielsa, though, revealed that the transfer broke down after Leeds put their foot down. “After the club has a different look on it because the players sign contracts and have obligations,” he said. “They sum up to economic value and I don’t have the power to decide contractual or economic problems. Bielsa questions who made Summerville situation public Bielsa was then asked about who are the other 10 players he mentioned in the same position as Summerville. The Leeds boss, though, refused to provide more details but did question how and why the situation with Summerville made it into the media. “The desire of someone not continuing, nor my position, if you don’t want to be here then what sense does it make to stay “And of course with all of this being made public, it’s no good for anybody. It’s not good for me, not for Summerville, not for Leeds.
Regarding Summerville, it will be interesting to see if he gets any more first team opportunities this season. First impression is that it’s unlikely as he wasn’t on the bench last night. Maybe he’ll be good enough to force his way back in, who knows ?
His agent had offers from Rangers as Giovani Von Bronkhurst knows the lad, also Blackburn as a replacement for Poveda who they broke, hamburg, Gent and a top Dutch side. Its believed Germany or Holland are his choices.
Bielsa made it absolutely clear that any player asking to leave would receive his permission. That includes Raphinha, Phillips or U23’s. It’s then down to Orta to do what is best for the club.
