Tyler Adams issues positive fitness update ahead of key Premier League fixture against Newcastle United - YEP 20/12/22
LEEDS UNITED midfielder Tyler Adams has provided a positive update regarding his fitness and says he will be '100 per cent ready’ for the club's final Premier League fixture of 2022 at Newcastle United on New Year's Eve.
By Leon Wobschall
The USA captain, an impressive constant for his country in
their run to the knock-out stages of the recent World Cup - where he played
every single minute - suffered a calf strain in the last-16 loss to the
Netherlands.
The 23-year-old was already suspended for United's return to
top-flight action against champions Manchester City next Wednesday.
But he has revealed he is on target to be available for the
trip to Tyneside on December 31.
He said: "I just had a little bit of a knock in the
last game against Netherlands, just in my calf so I'm just coming back from
that a little bit.
"But it's not bothering me any more. I feel good, I
feel sharp.
"I played every minute of all four games at the World
Cup and they were very demanding games. You leave everything out there on the
field and after that I got seven days to kind of just mentally shut off a
little bit.
"But still the body was catching up to everything when
I came back, so the coach and the medical staff are giving me a couple more
days extra here now.
"Obviously I’m suspended against Man City as well so I
have been doing a little bit of individual work to stay sharp but I'm catching
up. I can't play against City, but Newcastle - I'll 100 per cent be ready for
Newcastle. No problem."