Laura Woods has stated that she doesn’t think anybody wants Leeds United to get relegated amid their current injury crisis, as she told talkSPORT.
The talkSPORT presenter added that Leeds won ‘many people’s hearts’ last season by the way they performed.
Under the stewardship of the popular, highly-demanding and world-renowned Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds produced a style of play like no other.
Their 100 miles per hour ways, man-to-man marking and front-foot football was a joy to watch for the neutral.
It resulted in the Yorkshire side, who returned to the promised land for the first time in 15 years, to secure a top ten finish in the Premier League.
But this season, it has been a lot more tricky and their latest injury woes aren’t helping matters.
Laura Woods shared how Leeds are capable of producing the goods against anyone if they have their small squad fit and available out on the pitch.
“You are right, they can beat anyone on their day,” said Woods. “But they can do it when they have got their team together.
“Bamford was playing in that game. Phillips was playing in that game (win v Man City last season).
“We will keep an eye on Leeds really. I think they are a team that won a lot of people’s hearts last season.
“Apart from Gabby (Agbonlahor). I don’t think anyone wants them to go down.”
After picking up four points from their last two matches at Elland Road, including scoring two stoppage-time winners, the mood around Yorkshire would have been a positive one.
But now it seems like they are going to be without several key players and that for some while – and all of this coming at the wrong time given the fixture pile-up.
All of this could have huge bearings on the relegation battle and the Whites trying to steer clear of it.
Come January, Bielsa has to push past his usually strict methods and add more legs to his squad than he usually would.
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