Post by Roaster©®™ on Feb 17, 2006 12:42:32 GMT -1
From LUFC Website:
"United boss KB expects another good encounter with Leicester City tomorrow and another three points.
The struggling Foxes are set to record their highest attendance of the season at the Walkers Stadium and, just like their East Midland rivals Derby County last week, expects them to be highly motivated.
"We went to Derby last week, it was a great atmosphere and they were fighting for their lives and it was their best run, and now we go to Leicester and find they are on their best run.
"We are not in too bad form ourselves so as hard as it will be we will make it harder for them.
"I think everyone is surprised where Leicester and Derby are in the table right now but big clubs have no divine right to be up there, you have to earn that right as we are doing now in pushing for the Premiership."
Leeds will give a number of players fitness tests today but Blackwell is not expecting to find his options cut short by more injuries in the camp.
"At the moment we've got a few concerns, but give them another 24 hours and I think they will be available, but that's normal after a hard game.
"Pitches are heavy at the moment and you do pick up one or two injuries but right now I don't think anybody, even with their leg hanging off, wants to be left out of the side so I am confident they will make themselves unavailable."
He will though have to do without the suspended Shaun Derry. Gylfi Einarsson, Danny Pugh, Ian Moore and Simon Walton are all in contention for a place but Norwegian international Eirik Bakke looks set for a place on the bench at best.
"Eirik has trained but there are some big games right now and I want to make sure Eirik doesn't come into a game, goes flat out and pulls something else. I can't really afford to lose any more players.
"I want to get the likes of Eirik, Killa (knee) and Rui (hamstring) back so it gives me the squad I am looking for. I know sometimes if you have ten strikers, 15 midfielders and ten defenders as some clubs have, it can cause problems. I want to keep a nice tight unit."
"United boss KB expects another good encounter with Leicester City tomorrow and another three points.
The struggling Foxes are set to record their highest attendance of the season at the Walkers Stadium and, just like their East Midland rivals Derby County last week, expects them to be highly motivated.
"We went to Derby last week, it was a great atmosphere and they were fighting for their lives and it was their best run, and now we go to Leicester and find they are on their best run.
"We are not in too bad form ourselves so as hard as it will be we will make it harder for them.
"I think everyone is surprised where Leicester and Derby are in the table right now but big clubs have no divine right to be up there, you have to earn that right as we are doing now in pushing for the Premiership."
Leeds will give a number of players fitness tests today but Blackwell is not expecting to find his options cut short by more injuries in the camp.
"At the moment we've got a few concerns, but give them another 24 hours and I think they will be available, but that's normal after a hard game.
"Pitches are heavy at the moment and you do pick up one or two injuries but right now I don't think anybody, even with their leg hanging off, wants to be left out of the side so I am confident they will make themselves unavailable."
He will though have to do without the suspended Shaun Derry. Gylfi Einarsson, Danny Pugh, Ian Moore and Simon Walton are all in contention for a place but Norwegian international Eirik Bakke looks set for a place on the bench at best.
"Eirik has trained but there are some big games right now and I want to make sure Eirik doesn't come into a game, goes flat out and pulls something else. I can't really afford to lose any more players.
"I want to get the likes of Eirik, Killa (knee) and Rui (hamstring) back so it gives me the squad I am looking for. I know sometimes if you have ten strikers, 15 midfielders and ten defenders as some clubs have, it can cause problems. I want to keep a nice tight unit."
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