Stuart Dallas has been praised by Northern Ireland boss Ian Baraclough for his "phenomenal" attitude when responding to injuries. The 30-year-old took a hefty blow at the weekend in Leeds' 3-2 win over Wolves when he collided with Joao Moutinho.
Speaking after the game, Whites boss Jesse Marsch told LeedsLive he thought it was a "bad" tackle. He said: "I thought it was too high. And then I asked the fourth official and they said they reviewed it and they didn’t think it was a red.
"So in those situations then from what our bench was saying they thought it was a red, but I haven’t seen it again but at the moment it looked bad and certainly Stuart is suffering a little bit from it."
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Northern Ireland boss Baraclough, however, had a boost for Leeds United fans though as he said the 30-year-old is not feeling any major negative feelings from the tackle. Baraclough said: "He's phenomenal when he plays with injuries. He's not feeling anything from that fortunately - it was a nasty tackle. I was watching that game on TV and you do fear for what may be in the future.
"Stuart is made of teak or mahogany. It's something you've really got to admire him for. He brushes himself down and makes sure he's ready for the next game."
The update from Baraclough allows Leeds fans to take a sigh of relief given Patrick Bamford, Diego Llorente and Mateusz Klich all suffered injuries against Wolves. Northern Ireland take on Luxembourg on Friday night and Hungary on Tuesday in a pair of friendly matches over the international break.
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