{"id":9151,"date":"2022-02-11T06:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/11\/marcelo-bielsa-confirms-four-leeds-players-will-miss-everton-clash\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T06:11:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:11:46","slug":"marcelo-bielsa-confirms-four-leeds-players-will-miss-everton-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/11\/marcelo-bielsa-confirms-four-leeds-players-will-miss-everton-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcelo Bielsa confirms four Leeds players will miss Everton clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Marcelo Bielsa would speak to the press on Friday morning ahead of his side\u2019s next outing.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds will face off with Everton at Goodison Park at 3 pm UK time on Saturday the 12<sup>th<\/sup> of February.<\/p>\n<p>Bielsa would discuss a number of topics in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/sport\/football\/leeds-united\/everton-v-leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa-press-conference-3563735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pre-Everton press conference<\/a>, including team news.<\/p>\n<p>And it is not great news for the Peacocks, with four Leeds players set to miss out vs the Toffees.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the Argentine stated that Junior Firpo is healthy, but will not be considered this weekend: \u201cHe is healthy but we are not going to anticipate his return, we think it will be next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the presser, Bielsa then confirmed that Firpo will be out along with Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper and Kalvin Phillips: \u201cNo, Bamford, Phillips, Cooper and Firpo like in the game against Aston Villa won\u2019t be considered against Everton.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1647115\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1647115\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1647115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Marcelo Bielsa confirms four Leeds players will miss Everton clash\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-2048x1355.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366261676-910x602.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1647115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel James has been in good form for Leeds United recently. (Photo by George Wood\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Marcelo Bielsa discussed Leeds\u2019 alternative striking options<\/h2>\n<p>With Bamford sidelined, Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s side have still been able to find the net regularly of late.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites have scored seven in their last three Premier League outings and are expected to be amongst the goals again when they face an Everton side who have conceded 38 in 21.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1660577\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"Daniel James first goalscorer against Everton, now 9\/1!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/#\/AC\/B1\/C1\/D8\/E114163651\/F3\/I8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/#\/AC\/B1\/C1\/D8\/E114163651\/F3\/I8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">Daniel James first goalscorer against Everton, now 9\/1!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/#\/AC\/B1\/C1\/D8\/E114163651\/F3\/I8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">Bet now!<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The reason for this has largely been down to Daniel James and Rodrigo working well as the striker and second striker, something Bielsa discussed on Friday: \u201cThey compliment each other, Rodrigo is able to act as a centre forward and James is constantly opening up spaces for him. 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Bielsa would discuss a number of topics in his pre-Everton press conference, including team news. 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