Injuries have been the major disruptor across Robin Koch’s two years with Leeds United, but with a World Cup on the horizon, he cannot afford for that trend to continue into the new season. The 25-year-old was given the plainest warning yet about his Qatar chances in the latest Germany squad.
Koch was left watching his country’s UEFA Nations League matches from afar and it will be clear to the defender what kind of fight he has on his hands to return to contention. It all starts with his Leeds form and there may be an opportunity emerging for him.
Anyone who watched the Whites regularly during the first three months of the 2020/21 Premier League season will remember Koch was a mainstay in central defence alongside captain Liam Cooper. The former Freiburg man rarely put a foot wrong and impressed until an awkward landing at Stamford Bridge exposed a knee injury he had been managing since the opening day at Anfield.
