Noel Whelan comments on Leeds United duo Adam Forshaw and Barry Douglas

Follow us on Google Discover

Adam Forshaw is playing well for Leeds United at the moment, while Barry Douglas is injured.

Noel Whelan has praised Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw on BBC Radio Leeds, and he has also suggested that Barry Douglas will not start against Swansea City this coming weekend.

The former Leeds striker has been impressed with the performances of Forshaw for the Whites this season.

Stats

The 27-year-old has been on the books of Leeds since January 2018 when he joined from Championship rivals Middlesbrough for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £4.5 million.

The former Everton midfielder made 20 starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Championship for the Whites last season, according to WhoScored.

Forshaw has made five appearances in the league for Marcelo Bielsa’s side so this campaign, providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.

Whelan said about Forshaw on BBC Radio Leeds: “I have been raving about Adam since the start of the season.

“The performances that he has been putting in, the tireless work in the central area up and down the field, composure on the ball, starting moves off, breaking attacks up, and again, getting into forward positions where he should have scored another goal. He is getting these opportunities, it will come for him.”

Barry Douglas return?

Whelan has also suggested that Douglas will struggle to make the Leeds starting lineup for the Championship game against Swansea City at Elland Road this coming Saturday.

The 29-year-old left-back will return from injury against Stoke City in the EFL Cup at Elland Road on Tuesday evening, as Bielsa recently told Leeds Live.

Whelan said about Douglas playing against Swansea on BBC Radio Leeds: “He doesn’t change a winning side, that’s the answer to that. I don’t think it makes a difference (that Leeds were winning before Douglas got injured).

“The fact that Alioski got his goal as well, he will find it very difficult to take him out straightway. And I think because we have got a cup game coming up and he has been out, he is going to need that match fitness again.

“Even though you have been out for a short length of time, you still need to find that match fitness again, and he will get that in the cup game, but I very much doubt he will start the game against Swansea.”