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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

‘I feel the stress’: Javi Gracia goes deep as he plots Leeds survival mission

Leeds had taken 10 points from six games under Javi Gracia before the 5-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace.
Leeds had taken 10 points from six games under Javi Gracia before the 5-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace. Photograph: Matt McNulty/Getty Images

Almost two months have passed since Javi Gracia pulled on a Leeds tracksuit for the first time, but he remains very much a stranger in his adopted city.

“I don’t have time for anything away from football,” says the interim manager tasked with saving Leeds from relegation. “I spend 12 hours a day at the training ground and, apart from speaking to my family on the phone and watching football on television, the rest is dinner and sleep at the hotel. I don’t relax. I live stressed; I feel the stress inside.”

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