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Beren Cross

Jesse Marsch's Leeds United boardroom talks, dressing room morale, Tyler Adams injury on his agenda

Jesse Marsch faces the media on Thursday afternoon for his pre-match press conference. The Leeds United head coach will take questions from television, radio, print and online journalists at Thorp Arch ahead of the Liverpool visit on Saturday.

Here is a run-down of some of the main topics on the agenda for the American to address at the training ground today.

How is he feeling?

It seems like a basic question for a head coach with a football team to answer for, but there are not many weeks in a manager’s career they are under the pressure Jesse Marsch is under right now. When fans are calling for your head and your team is eight matches without a win, it seems a pretty fair time to ask the man where his head is at with this level of jeopardy on his employment.

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The message from the boardroom

Aside from Angus Kinnear’s Fulham programme notes, which did not mention Marsch by name, there has been zero official comment from the boardroom on the current state of affairs. The silence is support for the American by default, but Marsch is sure to be asked what conversations have been had behind closed doors.

Stopping the rot

Many had Fulham down as Marsch’s last chance saloon so whatever it is you’re calling the Liverpool game, we’re into must-win territory for the head coach. With that desperate need to reverse the team’s fortunes, there are sure to be questions on how he is tactically changing an approach which has not got the job done in eight matches.

Team morale

As much as Marsch’s mood is in the spotlight, it’s the players who need to go out and turn affairs around on the pitch. Their morale is critical and Marsch will be quizzed on how they have coped in training this week and what kind of team talks they have had.

Injuries

Even injury news has slid down the agenda given what else has been at stake in recent games. Tyler Adams is the new headline name in the medical room and everyone will have their fingers crossed for good news on the midfielder, while Adam Forshaw, Stuart Dallas, Leo Hjelde and Archie Gray are the others to be discussed.

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