The Whites left-back will be out for “a while”, says Marcelo Bielsa. Some Elland Road faithful are really getting anxious now.
Some Leeds United fans have expressed their dismay after Marcelo Bielsa announced that yet another defensive player is out injured.
The Whites are currently without Liam Cooper, Gaetano Berardi and Stuart Dallas, with Luke Ayling having recently come back from a lengthy absence, as reported by Leeds Live.
Despite their injury issues this season, Leeds have nonetheless delivered on the pitch as shown by their rise to the top of the Championship table.
However, two defeats in a row – against Hull City and Nottingham Forest – could be seen as cause for concern in terms of absences and fatigue contributing to worse results.
Therefore, Bielsa’s admission on Barry Douglas’ fitness will not have been received well, with the left-back now unable to be called upon by the club for “a while”.
Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, the Elland Road boss said: “Douglas is injured and it’s a player who is going to be missing for a while.
“It’s a muscular injury. Not that serious because he could finish the game against Nottingham. He didn’t come out of the game because he was injured.”
No timescale was given by Bielsa, but even though he played down the seriousness of Douglas’ injury, the “missing for a while” comment will be cause for concern.
Following the Leeds manager’s update on Douglas, some Whites fans took to Twitter to express their opinions:
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