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But, Ridsdale has praised Eriksson's flexible approach with England players and claimed some Premiership clubs have not been as helpful as they could have been to the England coach.
The Leeds chairman said: "You can't expect Sven to go into the European Championship qualifiers without having played a game.
"We would all be moaning if he didn't have a good start to the qualifying campaign.
"Regrettably, I do not think we have all played our part as well as we could have.
"I think that England this season have been very flexible.
Leeds have five players in the England squad for Saturday's friendly against Portugal at Villa Park on Saturday, more than any other club.