Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch admits he wants to play Joe Gelhardt more and more.
The teen has been key to Leeds’ revival under the American since his appointment.
“Joffy [Joe Gelhardt] was a little bit injured in the Wolves game and wasn’t at 100%,” Marsch said of Elland Road’s last-minute hero against Norwich City a week earlier. “Certainly with me and with us in this process, we have to get him going more and more and more. So certainly he will play a much bigger role now going forward.
“We were considering him to start against Wolves,” Marsch said, referencing 19-year-old Gelhardt. “And then the whole week he didn’t train because – well, first he was going to play against Man U in the 23s match – and then we wanted to make [it the] intention for Wolves [for him to play] from the start or [to get] more minutes and then he just had this back spasm that prevented him a little bit from training.”
“He has to play, you know, young players have to play in order to improve and he has the quality to do so. So I’m not so concerned about it. I believe in him entirely. And I know he’s going to get better and better.”
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