Jesse Marsch has spoken with the media at his pre-match press conference to preview the upcoming clash with Leicester City this weekend.
The new Leeds United head coach spoke about his first few days with the squad out on the grass at Thorp Arch, whilst also discussing his initial focus going forward.
“The last week has been a bit of a whirlwind,” Marsch stated.
“I’ve taken over enough manager roles in enough places to know that in the first couple of days there can be a million things in your mind.
“Then, over time, things start to slow down a bit. You can start to understand how you can help whatever team you're going to be working with, get to know the club, the people, the players.”
On the prospect of facing the Foxes this weekend, the new Leeds United head coach gave his assessment of what he expects to come up against.
He said: “Firstly, I think Brendan Rodgers is a very good coach. He’s flexible but also I think has a very clear playing style.
“They also have a very good team with Jamie Vardy back, that's a boost to them. We'll see if he starts or not, I think based on his performance on Tuesday, I'd expect him to be a good option from the start.
“They're a team that plays well with the ball and against the ball. We will have to have a clear match plan and understand the ways they can make it difficult for us and ways we can make it difficult for them.
“It's a very, very difficult one being an away match, a very difficult first start. But, the fearlessness we've talked about so far, we better be in this moment.”
Marsch was then asked about how his first travelling squad may look on Saturday, going over the recent injury news within the team.
“It's a little bit difficult to say, we'll evaluate Patrick Bamford and see what that means,” Jesse answered.
“Can he be on the bench or does he need a few more days. He's close, I can tell you that, he's close. Diego Llorente was not in training today, and he's questionable for the weekend.
“Obviously with Liam Cooper and Kalvin Phillips, we've already spoken and there's a few others we're just going step by step with, making sure we can prepare them as best as possible but we're not pushing too hard.”
