Leeds United news as ex-Whites goalkeeper disagrees…

Leeds United news as ex-Whites goalkeeper disagrees with American influence suggestion at Elland Road

A look at the latest Leeds United headlines on Monday, 19 September.

Former Leeds United shot-stopper disagrees with American influence claim

Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson claims the American influence at Elland Road definitely played a part in this summer's transfer window, despite claims form the 49ers bosses. 49ers Enterprises CMO Alex Chang saying the NFL franchise have had no say on the growing American presence at the Whites' last week.

Speaking on the SportsPro Podcast, 49ers chief Chang said “we have nothing to do with that” when talking about the summer signings of US internationals Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson. However, Robinson doesn't quite believe that suggestion.

“It seems a real shift in power,” Robinson told MOT Leeds News. “You’d be naive to not see the American influence. If you look at the appointment of the manager, me and a lot of other pundits had to do a lot of work before he came in to find out about Marsch, as well as the players he signed.

“He’s worked with some of them in the past and has a close relationship with them. I don’t think any of that would have happened if it wasn’t for an American influence. It’s obvious, isn’t it?”

Kalvin Phillips' World Cup dream in doubt

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has withdrawn from England's squad due to a shoulder injury. Phillips was named in Gareth Southgate's latest squad ahead of their Nations League games with Italy and Germany respectively despite not making a single start for City this season.

Phillips featured as a late substitute in City's 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday but was absent from their squad for Saturday's 3-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

City are reportedly deciding whether to send Phillips for shoulder surgery, which could put his World Cup place at risk. The injury occurred in training on Thursday and he now faces a race against time to be fully fit for England's opening game against Iran on November 21.

Marsch on the Leeds United 'fighter' culture being instilled in players at Elland Road

History, tradition and being the fighter Leeds United’s fans want are of paramount importance to Jesse Marsch as he sculpts his squad at Elland Road. With more than 100 years of history and identity behind the Whites, Marsch feels it would be wrong for the current crop of stars to ignore that.

As the American approaches seven months in charge at Leeds, he seems confident with how his values align with that of the people on the terraces, the city and the wider county. Fighting for every inch and never backing down are some of the attributes Marsch boils that link down to.

“It's massively important because, playing in front of these fans, you have to know the identity of the club, what Elland Road is, what it means, the identity of Yorkshire and the type of people here, what's important to them, what they want to see on match day, which, of course, [is] they want to see a quality football team, but they want to see 11 fighters on the pitch at all moments,” he said.

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