Leeds United centre-back Pontus Jansson has admitted that he is flabbergasted that teammate Pawel Cibicki has struggled for minutes this season.
Jansson, who should be the club’s captain in the eyes of many of the fans, has been an ever-present for the Whites during the 2017-18 campaign, but his fellow Swede Cibicki has made just seven Championship appearances since arriving in last summer’s transfer window.
The 24-year-old had previously been linked with Manchester United, but it was Leeds that swooped to sign him on August 31.
The forward has not been involved in a league game for Leeds since January, and Jansson has claimed that ‘it’s pretty sick’ that Cibicki cannot seem to buy a minute of Championship football at the moment.
Jansson told Fotboll Skanalen:
“I think it’s pretty sick. We won 4-5 matches when he started and he did well, but later he did not play anymore.
“It’s the boring part of the football world with a lot of politics. I try to help Pawel every day and keep him in good mood.
“He did well when he played and he deserves more, but then I can understand the new coach who may not have seen Pawel so much.”
Cibicki is yet to score for Leeds in his 10 appearances for the club, but he has managed a couple of Championship assists.
Paul Heckingbottom’s side are without a win in their last four league fixtures, with that poor run of form leaving them down in 14th position in the table.
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