There’ll be a huge amount of intrigue surrounding Sam Allardyce’s first ever Leeds United team selection when it drops this afternoon. The head coach has only had three days working with his players following his appointment on Wednesday afternoon and he knows that selecting a team capable of challenging Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium is far from straightforward.
However, Allardyce, having pored over and analysed previous Leeds outings, has spent the last day or so putting the finishing touches on a team and a plan that he hopes can provide a huge shock by toppling the reigning Premier League kings on the same afternoon as the coronation. On the face of it, it seems as though he has decisions to make all over the park.
He’ll be keen to make changes to a backline that leaked 23 Premier League goals over the last month, while he must find a way of shoring things up in the middle to ensure his defence isn’t quite as exposed. In attack it seems the former England, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland man has a tricky choice to make, as well, in a bid to keep Leeds ticking over in front of goal.
