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16th January 2019
08:50am GMT

There was obviously a sense of injustice about the thing but, as it transpired, the talk was that O'Dowda was having a documentary made on his career and this guy with the camera and mic was following him at all his games.
I liked that. Suddenly, O'Dowda went from being an exciting young guy who we knew had potential to being a player who obviously fancied himself and was backing himself to make it. If he didn't keep pushing on, the documentary could be the most mundane thing ever produced. But if he did carry on his climb, if he kept working and kept his mind fixed on the hellbent desire to reach the top, the footage would capture a special journey from Oxford United to Bristol City and all the way up the levels.
At 23, O'Dowda is starting to really show consistently what he's about. With bare stats, he has just two goals and three assists in the league for Bristol City so far this season but his form has been influential and the club sit two points adrift of the playoffs, in seventh place in the Championship.
Now, it seems that he might have a choice: to keep fighting and leading for Bristol, or join the Leeds juggernaut which won't be stopped on its mission for the Premier League.
https://twitter.com/SkySports_Tim/status/1085308308528025602
Sky Sports reporter Tim Thornton revealed that Marcelo Bielsa is seeking the acquisition of O'Dowda in the January transfer window whilst the reputable Phil Hay from the Yorkshire Evening Post confirmed the link.
Leeds normally operate with Ezgjan Alioski and Pablo Hernandez as their wide players but have sometimes adopted a 3-4-3 formation too, such is the tactical flexibility of the manager. In their systems, O'Dowda would have plenty of opportunities for game time and he has proven that he can even play more in-field in a central role too as he has done to exciting effect with Ireland in the last year.
The news isn't something that pleases Bristol City fans though.
https://twitter.com/charlie_preece/status/1085311439466909696
https://twitter.com/charlie_preece/status/1085311680190574592
"Just needs the right coaching" to be a quality Premier League player... Marcelo Bielsa will probably do.Explore more on these topics: