Two issues need resolving in the Leeds United team at Watford on Saturday with the ongoing absence of Patrick Bamford going unsolved and the re-emergence of Kalvin Phillips into a settled team. Daniel James continues to labour as the striker in Jesse Marsch’s 4-2-3-1 system.
James is not taking chances, overthinking passes and dwelling for too long with the ball at his feet in the box. The trouble is Joe Gelhardt can't seem to string a full week’s worth of training together and it seems like a risk to put him in from the start at the moment.
Rodrigo has been showing promising signs of late in the more withdrawn attacking midfielder role. His passes have unlocked doors for Leeds and his chemistry with Raphinha is ticking over.
