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Leeds United news as Tony Mowbray outlines Joe Gelhardt issue amid Sunderland goal crisis

Here are the Leeds United evening headlines on Thursday, March 2.

Tony Mowbray makes Joe Gelhardt 'work what we've got' claim amid goal crisis

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray has claimed his side must 'work with what they have' in terms of their striker department with Leeds United loanee Joe Gelhardt being the club's only out-and-out striker.

The 20-year-old looks to be the only answer for the Black Cats for the remainder of the season after star frontman Ross Stewart's Achilles injury last month saw him sidelined for the rest of the season while Everton's recall of their loanee Ellis Simms was a further blow to their frontline.

READ MORE: Javi Gracia's pre-Chelsea press conference as it happened

But after back-to-back 2-1 defeats in the Championship, Mowbray has claimed that the club must try to play their own style if they want to have a chance at the playoffs.

"I said after the [Coventry] game the other day that I felt we didn't have the tools to get the job done. We can all sit here and be disappointed that Ross Stewart isn't fit and Ellis Simms went back to Everton, but all that is history now and we have to get on with what we have got.

"I've always talked about having to find a way to score goals without out-an-out strikers - like when we had no defenders when the centre-halves were out injured we had to find a way to keep clean sheets. We'll keep going, keep working hard, try to impose our style on the opposition - we play the way we play because of the type of players we have got, and that's what we'll continue to do.

"But we have to try to find a way to bring a cutting edge to the possession play that we have."

Ray Parlour gives 'regressive' Leeds United relegation verdict amid Javi Gracia impact question

Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour says he's unsure whether Leeds United's new manager Javi Gracia can have the 'impact' necessary to save them from relegation.

The Whites dropped into the relegation zone for the first time this season after their 1-0 defeat to Everton two weeks ago but have since climbed back out thanks to their win over Southampton last weekend in the Spaniard's first match in charge.

But with all three sides still in the relegation fight, amongst others like Bournemouth and West Ham, Parlour believes it'll be a toss-up between the Whites and the Toffees as to who is sent into the Championship by the end of the season.

Read what Parlour had to say here.

Tyler Adams 'impressed' by Javi Gracia and the 'balanced' style he's implementing at Leeds United

Tyler Adams has been 'impressed' by Javi Gracia, and has revealed that the Spaniard is attempting to implement a 'balanced' style at Leeds United.

Gracia marked his Leeds debut with a crucial 1-0 win over Southampton at Elland Road last weekend. The victory ended the Whites' 10-match winless run in the Premier League, and also saw them climb out of the relegation zone.

His second game ended in a 2-0 defeat at Fulham in the FA Cup but the former Watford boss has been working to stamp his own authority on his new side over the past week.

Read what Adams had to say here.

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