Here are your Leeds United morning headlines on Friday, January 6.
Ex-Leeds United man questions VAR over West Ham decision
Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson has said he believes that the Whites should've gone down to 10 men during their midweek bout with West Ham.
The game eventually finished 2-2 thanks to goals from Wilfried Gnonto and Rodrigo, but on the hour mark, Crysencio Summerville caught Hammers right-back Vladimir Coufal with a nasty challenge and was booked before quickly being subbed off.
However, while covering the game on Premier Sports, Robinson was adamant that the Dutchman was lucky to stay on the pitch after the challenge.
"When you look at it again with VAR, the worse it gets. When you see the injury to Coufal, you question how VAR missed that and how Summerville is still on the field. Jesse Marsch has quickly substituted him after the incident."
The iconic century-old speech fuelling Jesse Marsch at Leeds United
Jesse Marsch will sit down in front of the local and national media this afternoon to preview Sunday's FA Cup trip to Cardiff City in a brief respite from what has been an intense return to Premier League action following the World Cup.
A defeat to champions Manchester City was followed by hard-fought draws at Newcastle and at home to West Ham, which has left Leeds United sitting 14th in the Premier League table, two points above the drop zone.
After opening up about the stresses of the job following the St James' Park draw, Marsch has twice namechecked a century-old speech from former American president Theodore Roosevelt which has inspired him and helped outline why he continues to relish the challenge of competing in the planet's biggest football league.
Jesse Marsch opens up on Brenden Aaronson's recent Leeds United struggles
Jesse Marsch is confident Brenden Aaronson will bounce back from his error in Leeds United's 2-2 draw against West Ham United on Wednesday evening. Just one minute into the second half, the midfielder gave possession away cheaply 30 yards from his own goal.
A wayward pass found Hammers striker Gianluca Scamacca, who made Aaronson pay with a superb effort from long range. The goal was a sucker punch after the restart and gave the Hammers a two-goal advantage.
Thankfully for the American, his blushes would be somewhat spared as Rodrigo equalised with 20 minutes remaining. The incident did, however, accentuate Aaronson’s poor run of form.
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