Marcelo Bielsa press conference recap: Leeds United boss on FA Cup, injuries and Patrick Bamford

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Welcome to today’s Yorkshire Evening Post press conference blog.

Leeds United take a break from the Premier League this weekend to travel to West Ham in FA Cup action.

Marcelo Bielsa will be meeting the media at 1pm (or thereabouts) and we’ll bring you all the latest from Thorp Arch via Zoom.

Stay tuned...

We’ll be hearing from Marcelo Bielsa at around 1pm... we’ll have updates right here.

Logged onto the zoom and we’re just waiting the arrival of Marcelo Bielsa. Updates here as soon as he takes his seat...

The Leeds boss has taken his seat to face the media. Let’s see what he has to say...

“As it has been happening habitually this season, the players are injuring themselves in the same position.

“So to the injury of Bamford and Rodrigo we had the injury to Tyler Roberts and Gelhardt, who injured his ankle in training yesterday.

“He will be absent for three weeks. Roberts a similar amount of time.

“The return of Rodrigo we do not have a precise date. Bamford is likely to be able to play the game on Sunday.

“Phillips and Cooper are out until March. Shackleton and Cresswell after the international break.

“Rodrigo and Pascal we cannot predict when they will be available.

“Tyler and Gelhardt about a month.”

“Responding to a suggestion in a press conference previously, I can’t give any information that could infer the formation.

“In terms of the injuries I am asked a lot, I have no other choice to comment.”

“We always try to win in every official game we have. There is never a need for added motivation. Every time the group plays, the desire is always the maximum.”

“He is a young player. He’s going to incorporate himself into the group just below the first team. The process of integration and development into the group will start at the level of the players his age, in the measure he goes through all those stages and showing the qualities for the reason he arrived here, competing with players of a similar age. Like Greenwood, Gelhardt, Miller then the measure that he shows his qualities that we know he has, they will help him find a position. Like with every young player, he comes here after a very profound analysis. So we just hope his integration will be quick and that he overcomes the level.”

“We’re going to try to make sure the characteristics we have are on display.

“The long weeks are always an advantage. They allow for the work to be moderated.

“To be able to do the most amount of exercises or work is beneficial.”

“Every competition is a possibility. We take it in that way.

“Every game we focus on it with the intention to win. The evolution within the competition is very difficult to anticipate.

“I think what corresponds is that we try with humility to win.”