Recovery will be just as important as graft for Leeds United as they head into the final international break of the season on the back of their thrilling weekend win. The Whites scored four goals for the first time since November 5 as they marched into the fortnight-long break in 14th place.
It’s a crucial opportunity for the club’s new head coach to get his claws into the players and work on aspects of the game he may not have had a chance for up to now. Javi Gracia will know only too well how quickly the table can shift on a bad weekend with four points still separating the bottom nine clubs in the table.
Title-chasing Arsenal will present their own set of challenges on their own patch, but beyond that, the home double-header with Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace is a huge opportunity for the Whites to put some real space between themselves and the dogfight.
