Graham Smyth: Marcelo Bielsa not speaking to media ahead of Leeds v Arsenal
Leeds United travel to Arsenal on Tuesday evening for the final 16 of the Carabao Cup clash at the Emirates Stadium.
The Whites have numerous injury worries in their squad ahead of the clash, with changes expected.
Fans won’t get hints of what to expect though, with Marcelo Bielsa not expected in front of the media on Monday.
Graham Smyth of the Yorkshire Evening Post has been quizzed on whether Bielsa will hold a press conference ahead of the trip to the capital.
Writing on his personal Twitter account, the journalist joked not to plot lunch breaks around a potential presser.
“There is not,” he said. “For those asking or planning their lunch break around it.”
Silence.
No news is usually classed as good news, but that may not be the case today.
Everyone will be wanting news on Raphinha and his injury after he limped down the tunnel in the 1-1 draw against Wolves.
The Brazilian did share an image on Instagram that night insisting he would be “back soon” – insinuating that he would be sidelined.
No one expected Raphinha to start against Arsenal in the cup anyway, but we all want that peace of mind that he may miraculously recover for the game at Norwich on Sunday.
As well as that, Luke Ayling, Junior Firpo and Patrick Bamford are all nearing a return, and we could have learned they were returning tomorrow – who knows?
Now we will need to sit and wait patiently until tomorrow night, with the Whites likely getting the train down to London today.
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