Jesse Marsch is now suffering many of the injury problems at Leeds United that contributed to Marcelo Bielsa’s downfall earlier in the season. He has not yet had a fully fit squad to choose from during his time at Elland Road and that is showing no signs of changing.
Squad management has now become as important as setting up tactically with the Whites desperately in need of points in their last three games of the season. The fitness of Liam Cooper has become the biggest talking point after he missed both defeats against Manchester City and Arsenal.
Whether or not he will be in the starting XI, or even on the bench, for the visit of Chelsea remains to be seen but here is what Marsch has said about the captain and the rest of the potential absentees going into the game.
