Leeds United face a resurgent Tottenham Hotspur this weekend. And the game may have come at a bad time for the Whites.
The team is reeling off a defeat against Bournemouth over the weekend, and the vibes at Elland Road have completely flipped.
A promising start to the season with just one defeat has now become very concerning over the last two weeks. Leeds are without a win since beating Newcastle in September.
And two points from a possible nine has not helped the fans at all.
Losing to Bournemouth has raised a lot of conversations at the club, mainly around Farke coaching his side to be too conservative.
Leeds injury scare emerges ahead of Spurs clash
Anton Stach. Credit: IMAGO
Roberto De Zerbi and Spurs are on the up; three straight wins in the Premier League sees them as big favourites for this weekend.
Leeds United being at Elland Road could balance the scales, with the Whites one of the few remaining sides unbeaten at home.
Daniel Farke revealed team news ahead of Saturday’s clash. Positives with Joe Rodon and Gabi Gudmundsson available, but Okafor is not training with the group. Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed Thursday’s training session.
He remains a doubt for the game.
”Mixed news. Joe Rodon back in full team training, out for some time but back in training. Still struggling in offence, Noah Okafor unable to have team training this week, we have two more days but not joined us.
Same for Anton Stach, just individual work, major doubts both of them. Dominic had a little setback with foot, not able to train today but carefully optimistic he’ll be back tomorrow.”
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Injuries are piling up at the wrong time
This period is when Daniel Farke needs everyone fit in this Leeds first team; the club is in a bad run of form and need their best players available.
Since the international break, there has not really been a rhythm in the team because of injuries. Many players have had to swap places on the bench and in the starting lineup every two games and that is not good.
Farke now has to find a way to navigate all this without aggravating injuries this early in the season.
