Leeds United handed huge triple boost for Brighton, Graham Potter heaps praise on Marcelo Bielsa - YEP 26/11/21
Leeds United travel to face Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday evening looking to earn an important three points.
By Joe Urquhart
Marcelo Bielsa has a trio of players available again for
Leeds United's trip to Brighton on Saturday, including Raphinha.
The Brazilian missed the game at Spurs through illness,
along with Rodrigo who was suffering from a minor foot problem. The pair, along
with Jamie Shackleton, are among Bielsa's options again this weekend.
"Ayling will probably be able to play with the Under
23s on Monday because he is healthy now," said Bielsa.
"Shackleton is also healthy, Raphinha and Rodrigo are
also available.
"The only two players finishing their period of
recovery are Koch and Bamford. Bamford has an injury in his ankle, it has been
a serious injury and the evolution changes. That's why his definitive recovery
is extended. Koch had to go for surgery. You can't be absolutely precise,
that's why I always say subject to the evolution."
Brighton boss Graham Potter is looking forward to facing a
'fantastic' Leeds United side but is wary of the threats posed by Marcelo
Bielsa's attackers.
The Seagulls head coach was at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to
witness Leeds' 2-1 defeat by Spurs first hand, something he enjoys doing after
the Covid-19 pandemic made it harder to attend live games.
"Sometimes it’s nice to go, the reality now is we have
these wide angle cameras, you don’t get TV cameras because you don’t get to see
anything of the game, with the tactical cameras you can see the whole
match," he said.
"When you’re analysing the game it’s nice to rewind and
watch it again, whereas when you’re watching live you’re just seeing it as it
is, but there is something to that. It’s also nice after the last 18 months to
see some football and feel the atmosphere and watch the teams play in their own
habitat so to speak."
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has revealed Crysencio
Summerville's absence at Tottenham Hotspur was not injury related.
The 20-year-old was not part of Bielsa's squad at Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, the head coach deciding to take different youngsters
as his potential substitutes for wide positions.
"I decided for [Liam] McCarron and [Stuart]
McKinstry," said Bielsa when asked if Summerville was injured.
