Bamba has found regular minutes difficult to come by at the start of the season and struggled to break into the midfield rotation despite his preseason involvement, with head coach Matthias Jaissle indicating that patience will be needed while the young midfielder adapts to the physicality and intensity of the English game, per Newcastle World. "We're not pushing, especially not externally, pushing them in getting more minutes. It's normal progress and we're supporting them to getting there".
Analysis:Bamba was given consistent minutes through Newcastle's pre season and was expected to feature in the season opener, only to be named among the substitutes instead, and he has still to start a game. He has been an unused sub in four of the five matches Newcastle have played, and head coach Matthias Jaissle has publicly called for patience with him, describing the midfielder as a young player with enormous potential who needs time to adjust to the physicality and intensity of the English game. With Nico Gonzalez and Lewis Miley the preferred choices in the middle of the park and Jacob Ramsey and Sean Steur the favoured cover, his path to regular minutes looks a difficult one.
