The next few days promise to be hectic ones for Javi Gracia as he gets to work at Leeds United’s Thorp Arch base. Of course, his arrival is subject to obtaining a work permit, but assuming that comes through promptly, he will be able to oversee the club’s next Premier League game against Southampton.
League fixtures don’t come much bigger than Saturday’s clash against the Saints and United know they will hit the foot of the table should Gracia be unable to make an immediate impact. The head coach will have done his homework and he may already have a starting XI in mind for his first game in charge of Leeds at Elland Road.
The Spaniard has favoured either a 4-4-2 formation or a 4-2-2-2 in previous roles, and that may just play to the strengths of the current Leeds squad. However, he has been known to play other formations and in his last job at Al Sadd he went with a 3-4-2-1 more often than not.
