Daniel Wales and Lee Sobot discuss Leeds’ current injury worries.
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00:00Leeds United are on the cusp of promotion
00:03but are they facing a mini injury crisis?
00:07I think we're at a stage of the season now
00:09where performances aren't as important as results
00:14of course you want both together
00:15but let's be honest
00:16three points is three points
00:18and at this stage of the season
00:18that's all that really matters
00:20as you say there
00:21the automatic promotion spots
00:22are looking good for Leeds now
00:24you can't really see them dropping out
00:26it would take a huge shift
00:28to see Leeds drop down into the playoffs
00:33and for Sheffield United to then come back up to it
00:36especially as you say
00:37given the fact that Burnley play Sheffield United as well
00:39that really helps I think too
00:41you know it's in their hands now
00:43and some like I say
00:44so no excuses now
00:45it's been a rollercoaster like you say
00:47it never is straightforward
00:48with Leeds United
00:48we've had nerves
00:50we've had panic and all this
00:51but you know they are on track now
00:52and let's just go out now
00:54and get it done this weekend
00:54and then we can report back
00:55hopefully next time
00:56when they are in the Premier League
00:58but not quite there yet
00:59but nearly
01:00if we move on to Pascal's strike though
01:04of course one of Leeds' stalwarts this season
01:07in particular
01:08I think the goal against Sunderland
01:10right at the end
01:11that was huge
01:12but unfortunately
01:13he is out for the rest of the season
01:15so as much as Leeds may go up
01:16in the next few games
01:17he will play no part of it
01:19Lee
01:20no matter how you look at it
01:21despite the celebrations
01:23we've just talked about there
01:24it's a blow
01:26yeah that is a definite blow
01:28and you know
01:30he's obviously a very very important player
01:31for Leeds
01:32obviously you know
01:33captain in Ethan Ampadu's absence
01:35when he's been injured
01:36just a good player
01:38a good leader of the team
01:39and just a very very good defender
01:40and not surprisingly
01:41you know
01:42linked with like other clubs
01:43and what not
01:43and your best players
01:44will be linked to other clubs
01:45but you know
01:45very much
01:46hopefully a big part
01:47of Leeds United's future
01:48a good age
01:49still at only 25
01:50and yeah
01:51it's just a shame
01:52that he's not here
01:52going to be here
01:53for the final
01:54hopefully final four games
01:55of the season running
01:56I think that you can sort of
01:58like just about cope with it
01:59at the moment
01:59if that's the right word
02:00obviously with Ethan Ampadu
02:01dropping back into centre half
02:03alongside Joe Roden
02:04those two seem to have
02:05a real good synergy together
02:07not surprisingly really
02:08because of the Wales
02:08internationals connection
02:10and what not
02:10and I think those two
02:11alongside each other
02:12works just fine
02:13sometimes Ampadu
02:14even looks better
02:15sometimes it's a centre half
02:16and it depends really
02:17like you know
02:18how he's playing
02:18he's obviously
02:19naturally a centre midfielder
02:20there's no doubt
02:21he can play very well
02:22as a centre back
02:22but that said
02:24you know
02:24with him dropping
02:24back into there
02:25that leaves one
02:26you know
02:27one midfielder down
02:29when you're already
02:29another midfielder down
02:30with Joe Rothwell
02:31currently out injured
02:31now
02:32I'm hoping Rothwell
02:33is not a particularly
02:34serious one
02:34and that he's back
02:35hopefully for Easter weekend
02:37or if not
02:37the last two games
02:38but even so
02:39if Ampadu's dropping back
02:40and then Rothwell's
02:41also injured
02:42that's two centre midfielders out
02:43so in both departments
02:44basically
02:45I don't know about
02:46quite down to the bare bones
02:47but you are starting
02:48to look at it
02:48and think you know
02:49one more absentee
02:50one more injury
02:51something like that
02:51and then you do have to
02:52start making
02:53you know
02:53quite dramatic changes
02:54obviously you've got
02:55Guruv and Tanaka
02:56at the moment
02:56in centre midfield
02:57seem to be doing
02:58very very well together
02:59certainly look that way
03:00against Preston
03:01and whenever they are
03:03together in recent games
03:04and obviously Ampadu
03:05and Roden at centre half
03:06but thereafter
03:06you know
03:07you'd then be looking
03:07at Max Verbe
03:08who's obviously
03:09a good player
03:09but you know
03:10there'd be question marks
03:10as a big run
03:11on the side
03:12De Beo is a very good
03:13youngster
03:14but again
03:15hardly any experience
03:15Sam Byron
03:16has played centre back
03:17but he's more or less
03:18he is a fullback
03:19obviously
03:20and then Joshua Ghiavogi
03:21as well as somebody else
03:22who's come in
03:23in more bit parts
03:23so you know
03:24it's a squad thing really
03:26and Pascal
03:27you know
03:27obviously has been
03:28first choice centre half
03:29alongside Joe Roden
03:31which allowed Ampadu
03:32into midfield
03:33but it's just the whole
03:33sort of knock-on effects
03:34of moving positions
03:35and stuff
03:36especially when there are
03:37players out at the moment
03:37so yeah
03:38a big big blow
03:39a big blow for him
03:40a big blow for Leeds
03:41as a team
03:41and as a squad
03:42but we've always said
03:44about Leeds' squad
03:44always you know
03:45quite often in recent years
03:47you've looked at Leeds' bench
03:48and thought it looks a bit
03:49light here and stuff
03:49but when everybody's
03:51fully fit
03:51or nearly fully fit
03:52you have looked at that bench
03:53and thought you know
03:54the squad's looking
03:55pretty good really
03:55and that's when
03:56at times like this
03:57you know
03:57it should hopefully
03:58see them through
03:59it's a shame for Pascal
04:00huge huge part of the team
04:02obviously you know
04:02and you know
04:03let's assume and hope
04:04they see a lot of my promotion
04:05he'd want to be out
04:07on the pitch there
04:07celebrating with them
04:08but if they do get the job done
04:09which we obviously hope
04:10and expect they will do
04:11then there's no doubt about it
04:12that he's played a huge huge part
04:14as you say about his goals
04:15both ends of the pitch
04:16obviously as a defender
04:17and at the other end of the pitch
04:1812 of his goals
04:19and penalties
04:19and things like that
04:20he's a very very big
04:21big player for Leeds
04:22one who will be relishing
04:24the prospect hopefully
04:25of playing from the Premier League
04:26so we wish him a speedy recovery
04:2810 weeks Daniel Farker said
04:30so back for basically pre-season
04:31but doesn't need surgery
04:32so that's a boost
04:33at least he doesn't need surgery
04:34so yeah
04:35hopefully he comes back
04:36better than ever
04:36and that's what you want of course
04:38because as I said at the start
04:39he has been a stalwart
04:41for Leeds so far
04:42so