Leeds: Marsch handed potential boost

Leeds United have been handed a doubtlessly large enhance forward of their subsequent Premier League conflict towards Aston Villa on October 2.

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Based on a report by Leeds Live, Steven Gerrard’s facet have been dealt a doubtlessly important blow forward of their upcoming journey to Elland Street, as midfielder Boubacar Kamara was pressured off within the first half of Villa’s 1-0 win over Southampton on Friday night time after choosing up a knee harm.

Subsequently, Foot Mercato journalist Sebastien Denis revealed on Twitter that the 22-year-old has now withdrawn from Didier Deschamps’ France squad for Les Bleus’ UEFA Nations League fixtures towards Austria and Denmark later this month, which means that the teenager’s knock is a severe one.

Nice information for Marsch

It’s by no means nice to see a footballer maintain a severe harm – notably one as younger and thrilling as Kamara – however contemplating how necessary part of Gerrard’s facet the midfielder has turn into following his transfer from Marseille this summer season, the 22-year-old’s potential unavailability for the Leeds conflict is undoubtedly nice information for Whites supervisor Jesse Marsch.

Certainly, the £22.5m-rated expertise has began all seven of Villa’s Premier League matches to date this season, throughout which the Frenchman has extremely impressed. He has made 42 passes (at successful price of 84%) and 3.3 tackles (joint eighth-most within the league) and gained six duels (at successful price of 51%) per sport.

These returns have seen the £150k-per-week midfielder common an admirable SofaScore match ranking of 6.86, rating him as Gerrard’s ninth-best performer within the high flight. That could be a fairly spectacular feat contemplating how not too long ago the teenager moved to Villa Park.

As such, it’s clear to see that Kamara’s possible absence from Villa’s journey to Leeds will come as an enormous enhance to Marsch. With out the France worldwide marshalling the guests’ midfield, the Whites’ possibilities of breaking by Gerrard’s facet and subsequently securing all three factors at Elland Street are positive to extend dramatically.