He has been dubbed the Cookstown Cafu in his native Northern Ireland – and now Marcelo Bielsa has compared Stuart Dallas to Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti.
Bielsa coached Zanetti with Argentina between 1998 and 2004 and the former Inter captain was adept in both full-back positions as well as midfield.
Dallas has also operated in these areas for Leeds this season and Bielsa says he is like Zanetti, who won 143 caps, because of his versatility. “I had a player like Dallas, Javier Zanetti, and also Julio Saldana, who I had when I first managed at Newell’s,” said Bielsa. “Those two players are very like Dallas in terms of their versatility. “Dallas is a very potent, powerful player.
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