Bitter blow as Leeds United lose midfielder for the rest of the Premier League relegation battle - YEP 21/4/22
Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has lost Adam Forshaw for the remainder of their Premier League relegation battle.
By Graham Smyth
The midfielder has fractured his kneecap and will not return
until the summer according to Marsch.
"We had an unfortunate injury with Adam Forshaw two
days ago," said the American.
"He was back in training and took a knock in a
collision and fractured his kneecap. It's a six-week injury so that puts him
out for the season. He's one of the guys who gives more to the group, does
everything he can to think about the team first. For us this is obviously
painful, he's an important guy but he will still be a big part of the group. It
should be a relatively straightforward recovery and by summer he'll be back and
ready to go. He's a leader in our team."
Marsch admits it's a blow for the Whites, who face Crystal
Palace on Monday night at Selhurst Park after a 16-day break, but it's
mitigated somewhat by the return to full fitness of Kalvin Phillips.
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"It's unfortunate," said Marsch.
"He's been really good since I've been here, really
important for many years here. The one silver lining we have is that Kalvin
Phillips is back to 100 per cent, he'll start on Monday. It's never good to
lose an important player but we have a little bit of luck that we can bring
Kalvin Phillips into the mix."
Striker Patrick Bamford is expected to return to training on
the grass next week, while Marsch says Tyler Roberts is making good progress.