I agree mate, when I commented that the difference in quality is massive I guess I am guilty of expecting them to be better than they were and caught up in the hype. I'm not knocking the youngsters, just agreeing that they are not ready and to be honest I do wonder if they ever will be, Joffy apart
I can understand that, as for most of us we are reliant upon the opinions of those who attend U23 game as to the quality of those players, but you have to remember we are Leeds United supporters, thus no matter how enthusiastic people get about certain players, it is easier to expect the worst and then be pleasantly surprised if it works out positively. Even before his "illness" we had the same thing with Jack Clarke, people saying he must start etc, based upon u23 reports, and yet he was most effective for us coming on with 25-30 minutes to go. The few games he started, he didn't look anything special. Then we take Greenwood, I have no idea about his ability, but you have to take into account that he came from Arsenal, either because they didn't consider him worth keeping, or from his perspective, there were other younger players ahead of him, thus he needed to move clubs to progress. Thus one of our highly rated u23's wasn't able to develop at his previous club, thus should it come as a surprise that those players that Arsenal kept and developed further, are better than one they let go. That's not to knock our youth development, it is probably as good as it can be at this stage, and we will still have some appeal when players are looking to develop
I assume you meant when Klich got substituted? I have a feeling he will do to Klich what he did to Pablo and Jansson
I've seen reports that he has it and that's why he missed the Arsenal game. Don't remember him having it before, although several others have (Rodrigo, Harrison, maybe others).
No postponements Premier League set to continue with clubs determined to complete festive fixtures By Adam Crafton and Dan Sheldon please log in to view this image The majority of Premier League clubs want to continue playing throughout the festive period despite a spate of recent postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Premier League club executives staged a virtual meeting via Zoom on Monday after the weekend’s fixture list had been decimated by several outbreaks of COVID-19. The Athletic revealed on Sunday that clubs were set to debate whether or not to postpone an entire round of festive fixtures — but it is understood a large majority of clubs wish to play on. Some clubs, including Liverpool, supported moving one round of fixtures and it is understood that they were not the only side to speak up in favour of the idea. But others argued that such a plan was too complex and riddled with risk. Any postponement would come at an economic cost for the Premier League, for example, while the likelihood of gameweek 20 — set to be broadcast by Amazon Prime — being the round of fixtures to be postponed presented additional complications. A third option — halting the season completely — was also discussed, although it is understood that no club argued in favour of such a move. Instead, it is most likely that Premier League clubs will play on and fulfil their fixtures as planned, despite the Omicron variant leading to rising COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom. None of the three options were formally voted on by the Premier League’s 20 clubs. The Premier League listened to their concerns but, ultimately, the decision falls on them. While the Premier League recognises a number of clubs are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, it has always been the league’s intention to continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible. They say the health and wellbeing of all concerned remains its priority. Six of the 10 Premier League matches were called off this weekend because a series of clubs registered a spike in COVID-19 cases, leaving them unable to complete fixtures. Would a break actually help? JAY HARRIS: Brentford head coach Thomas Frank called for last weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures and the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday and Wednesday to be postponed to allow clubs to manage the spread of the omicron variant. Frank argues that a short ‘circuit-break’ would help sides recover and “break the chain”, but would it actually make a significant difference? Paul Hunter is a professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia and says a different approach is needed. “It won’t help a great deal,” Hunter told The Athletic last week. “If clubs have a circuit-break and then come back, COVID will still be around. Even if we had a national-level circuit-break for two weeks and managed to stop (omicron’s) growth, at the end of that period it would probably take off again. “It’s difficult to know what best we can do to resolve this at a sports level. Cases are rocketing at the moment and they are particularly going up in adults in their 20s, and most footballers fall into that age group. Even if you have had COVID in the past, or you have had two vaccinations, that isn’t enough to protect you from omicron. It is going up quickly. “Cases are doubling every two to three days. It must slow down soon but the big question is how long it’s going to last.” Would there be room in the calendar to catch up? ADAM CRAFTON: This is where it all becomes rather complicated — especially so for those clubs competing in European competitions. For now, the number of matches postponed and needing rearrangement later in the season would appear relatively manageable, yet given the current rate of transmission for omicron, more postponements are forecast during the busy festive period. In the case of West Ham United reaching the Europa League one or any Premier League club getting to the Champions League final, six midweeks can be crossed off. Spurs and West Ham are also due to face each other in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, and the winner of that tie will then be scheduled to contest a two-leg semi-final in the first two midweeks of January. The situation is further complicated by the possibility of FA Cup third-round replays needing to take place during the week commencing January 17. The FA Cup has restored replays in the competition this year up to and including round four, which will eat up another midweek. In addition to this, there is an unusual international break from January 24 to February 4, which further limits the short-term potential for rearranged fixtures. European nations are not in action during this period but there are rearranged World Cup qualifiers in Asia, South America, Central & North America and Oceania. The Premier League also has a scheduled midweek round following that international break on February 8-10, while the fifth round of the FA Cup is also scheduled to be midweek in early March. There is then the final global international break of the season, scheduled either side of the final weekend in March, in which some European nations will complete World Cup qualifying with two rounds of play-offs. As such, there appear to be only two entirely clear weeks in the second half of the season — the ones commencing April 18 and May 9.
It's not official but he 'is ill and will be missing at least 10 days'. That's the quarantine period. Sounds like covid. It was Friday so if he recovers then should be available from the 27th Dec.
Yorkshire Post reported on Saturday that he had covid but they could have made assumptions of course.
Seems the club are more concerned about our fitness https://www.leedsunited.com/news/community/29231/new-fit-fans-course-to-begin-in-january
