Three players are at the centre of Jesse Marsch’s thoughts as Leeds United contend with 53 fewer hours to prepare than Newcastle United for their New Year’s Eve clash. While the form table-toppers began recovering for Saturday at 5pm on Monday, the Whites could not begin their build-up until 10pm on Wednesday.
With that handicap in mind, Marsch raised the point Saturday’s match will bring together the two most intense teams in the Premier League. Tyler Adams is one change Marsch certainly makes after the American’s suspension, though there are two others he mentioned twice after the Manchester City loss.
“That (facing a team as intense as Newcastle) will be a big demand, physically for us,” he said. “Now we get Tyler Adams back, which will be a major boost for us.
