Eddie’s exit? Bielsa way made it likely&

Chris Dunlavy

TO LOSE one player may be regarded as a misfortune.To lose two looks like carelessness.
But should Marcelo Bielsa have treated his loanees any differently? The news this week that Eddie Nketiah had been recalled by Arsenal over a lack of playing time followed hot on the heels of Jack Clarke’s similarly enforced return to Spurs.
“It’s a shame, a pity for us,” said Bielsa. “Of course Arsenal and the player didn’t expect what we offered him.” To an extent, you can understand Arsenal’s irritation.
Nketiah, ...

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