Leeds United are making their final preparations for Saturday night’s clash with Chelsea under the Stamford Bridge lights.
Ahead of their journey to the capital, the club released a short video from training at Thorp Arch this week and these are some of the things we learned.
Missing men
Marcelo Bielsa was not directly asked for who was fit or not in his pre-match press conference, so it is hard to be too definitive on who will be available tomorrow night.
Diego Llorente was the only man asked about specifically and Bielsa admitted the Spain international was healthy, but in need of under-23 matches to get match sharp.
Therefore, the absence of Robin Koch from the training footage will spark rumours and fear among the ranks of the fans.
It is hard to explain why the Germany international would be absent from the footage when just about everyone else is involved in the group work recorded.
Adam Forshaw, Kiko Casilla and Jamie Shackleton were the only other senior faces missing from the video, and while two are confirmed injuries, Casilla’s excuse could be goalkeeping work elsewhere.
Returning faces
Which means, yes, Llorente and Pablo Hernandez were spotted by the cameras.
While Llorente was seen with the main group outdoors, Hernandez was just seen going through the indoor exercises with his team-mates.
The playmaker has to remain a doubt for Stamford Bridge.
Raphinha making friends
The newest arrival at the club has already made an impression on the Premier League with last weekend’s winner, but Raphinha’s settling in just fine with his team-mates too.
Ian Poveda, labelled by Stuart Dallas as the fastest integrator he has seen at Thorp Arch, is forging a close friendship with Raphinha.
They are seen laughing and joking with Helder Costa throughout the video.
Meslier stretches his legs
The goalkeeper we did see on the video could not help himself showing off his talents with the ball away from the net.
Illan Meslier goes in for some ball juggling and tricks to show he would comfortably outplay most of us at five-a-side too.
Kenneh pops up again
Nohan Kenneh, the highly-rated under-23 man, is a regular in these videos.
While it is no surprise to see the likes of Oliver Casey feature with the main group now, Kenneh does seem to be included more often than many others.
After Niall Huggins travelled with the main group to Goodison Park last weekend without being included, perhaps Kenneh will soon start being included too.
Speed is not everything
The cameras spent a little more time looking at a specific drill Bielsa had some of the team doing.
Stuart Dallas and Tyler Roberts were recorded moving between mannequins under direction from one of the backroom staff.
Neither were haring around like headless chickens. Their movements were steady, controlled and did not seem to achieve much more than standing by the designated marker.
Perhaps, this is one of the drills used to enhance the man-marking the team can carry out with direction from touchline staff.
