Leeds United man offers early team news hint vs Chelsea as Daniel Farke avoids ‘stupid’ decision
Daniel Farke says Leeds United must make ‘smart’ decisions on Wednesday
night in the FA Cup Fifth Round against Chelsea while taking into account their
congested fixture list.
Farke has vowed to avoid making any ‘stupid’ decisions in regards to team
selection at Stamford Bridge, suggesting he may rest key players who otherwise
may have been risked in a league match.
The German spoke candidly to the media on Monday afternoon, delivering
an update on the availability of attacking quartet Daniel James,
Georginio Rutter, Crysencio Summerville and Patrick Bamford. Of
the four named, only James is likely to be named in the matchday squad at the
Bridge as Farke keeps one eye on Saturday lunchtime’s Championship outing
Georginio is characterised as a ‘major’ doubt according to Farke and has been
dealing with a hip flexor issue since the 3-1 win over league leaders Leicester
City last Friday. Meanwhile, Bamford’s calf problem, which kept him out of
matches against Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle earlier this month, is
not entirely resolved and expected to render him unavailable for the Whites’
return to his former employers.
A decision is likely to be taken on Summerville’s participation with the
Dutch winger suffering with an ankle problem, which comes as a result of
repeated attention by Leicester players at the weekend and an accumulation of
rough treatment from opposing defences throughout the 2023/24
campaign.
Between the four, they have scored 39 times for the Whites this season, while
assisting 32. Without doubt, the foursome are among Leeds’ most
valuable assets headed into the final stretch of this year’s Championship
campaign, which United hope to finish in the automatic promotion places.
“You don’t do anything stupid,” Farke said, previewing Wednesday night’s cup
meet. “You don’t risk any players [carrying knocks]. We won’t risk long-
term injuries for this game. I’d like to prepare in a special way but, due to our schedule, it’s not possible.
We have to keep the next three league games in our minds. We’ve got a pretty
important derby against Huddersfield on Saturday lunchtime. We also know
we will have amazing travelling support in London and it’s a spotlight game for us.”
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