Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds United: Daniel Farke's injury update as winger spotted with ice-pack after Stoke

Feels a bit crazy that we didn't speak about him last two months and thank God we didn't have to because our defensive behaviour was spot on. He's a cornerstone for our future. We play without such a key player for two months, once he's back in team training it's not like you press a button and he's back to his best. I expect him to be back in team training other side of international break at latest. Hopefully as soon as possible back in best possible shape.

It's a big challenge. Not just the physical load but especially the mental load. A game is always difficult compared to training. You can maintain the same load when having one game a week by training really hard. There are so many expectations, we are more or less live on telly, many pundits speak and talk about every player, it's always lots of pressure for the young lads, what we have to take into account, that we create an environment that it's just about football. Backing, trust, honest ratings and judgement, I think this bit break after the game on Friday will be beneficial but the international break for players with so much load. Can clear their heads in the first week, for some, [not Wales v Finland]. The load is incredible at the moment but what should we do, we can't influence the schedule any more. We thought we would reduce the load that we give them at Thorp Arch, prepare them for next opponent but don't overload them. Important they train with a smile and leave with a smile.

We are happy with this development, after a long-term injury at the beginning of the season. I was excited about him in pre-season, and his development, that's why we rewarded him with a new contract. Obviously it's never that easy when you are there without a goal at Championship level to say you are the go-to guy during the run-in. We have a lot of competition in this position. Mateo has shown what he is capable of. If he keeps going like this, his chances for minutes will increase week to week and who knows he can have a big influence and impact in the last games. I don't want to put too much pressure on his shoulders. It's also important to calm him down and make sure he's not over the line.

I know the last ten games are the crunch time period, it's never easy, you always have to be spot on. We don't do too much math, we do football work, concentrate game after game, want to win the next game. I know for the supporters it's good fun to speculate but for me as a manager and our players it's not so much about math.

As a manager I'm not thinking about how many points this team has. I want to win all ten games, I'm never happy just with a draw. It's perhaps not realistic in this level to end the season with 22 wins in a row, so this never happens and I don't expect it will happen. I'm quite sure if you have a point tally like I mentioned and you'll finish the season in a good position.

Two sides in really good form, if you're capable to win four in a row you're in a good position. Obviously they're still fighting against relegation but they are one of the most in-form teams at the moment. We're respectful but we know we're also in pretty good shape. I don't see one reason we should travel in fear. We know the pitch isn't great and it's an opponent that will be aggressive.

Danny is in his first steps as a head coach, as a manager and he's doing really well, major boost in results, four wins on the spin, five wins in last six so pretty impressive. I think it's important when you're on your first steps you have people to listen to. Once you work several years on this level, you have colleagues with them, you speak but less you have a mentor when you're younger. It's always good to speak with colleagues and experts. With Hansi Flick we had a good exchange when he was in charge of the German national team, we had a few players in the Gladbach team. It's definitely a good choice if you do this.

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In general we believe in our youth and it's one of our cornerstones in our philosophy in our club, we rely on that, we bring some young talent through but we play already with many young players. I think the last game we finished with Mateo Joseph, 20 years old, Willy Gnonto, 20, Archie Gray 17 etc - we have many young players on the pitch and must make sure we are not overdoing this philosophy. It's important during this period we don't have too much fluctuation. We have an eye on development, one or two players who caught our eye but I don't want to speak too much about names otherwise they will have too much weight on our shoulders. I don't want to put too many names in public, we give them time to development and best environment to step into the first-team.

Yes, he is strong and we are pretty dominant side quite often and especially our offensive players have to handle physicality and intensity. Once you're in the spotlight the opponents are even more focused, they try to double up be more aggressive, impress with physicality that is over the line. The only topic is the referee protects the health of the players, make sure after the game everyone can still walk. It will be the same in 30 years, special players have to handle this aggression and physicality against them. Especially for younger players, not so easy. I like how Cree, Georgi, Willy handle it so far. We have to find answers and not feel sorry for ourselves.