Leeds United have received a huge boost ahead of their game against Swansea after the international break.
Daniel Farke and his team went into the break in good form, losing just one game in their last 10. It was a difficult loss to take, away from home to Millwall. The Lions beat Leeds 1-0 at the Den. Leeds fans were frustrated with the result; if they had won they would be heading into the break top of the championship.
As it stands, Leeds United sit in third place and are two points behind Sheffield United and Sunderland.
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Leeds United will not face the same challenge after this international break
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Leeds had to face Sheffield United in a crucial game in the promotion race, after the October international break. A lot of first team players reported to England late after long flights from international duty.
After last month’s international break three key players were not at Thorp Arch less than 48 hours before kickoff. Ao Tanaka, Junior Firpo and Brenden Aaronson returned late to England and barely trained with the team before they faced Sheffield United.
It was a crazy sequence of events before the Sheffield game; 72 hours before kick-off, Tanaka was still in Japan, Firpo was in the Caribbean and Aaronson still had to play a match before returning to England.
Daniel Farke will not have to deal with players reporting late after this international break as he will have most of his players back five days before Leeds take on Swansea. Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Junior Firpo, Brenden Aaronson and Ao Tanaka will all play their last game before 20th November and will have at least four days before their next league game.
Fantastic news for Daniel Farke
This news is a huge boost for Daniel Farke. Leeds’ best players will get enough rest ahead of a game against a very tough team in Swansea. Burnley coach Scott Parker warned the Whites that they may have a difficult game on their hands.
Burnley only managed to beat Swansea with a late penalty. The swans have lost just one game at home, and have conceded just three goals. Leeds United will have a tough task later this month.
