Leeds United travel to Wolves this weekend in a vital relegation clash at Molineux, where Javi Gracia might be minded to make some changes to the side that drew with Brighton.
The Whites are down in 19th at the moment in the Premier League despite picking up a valuable point at home to Brighton last time out.
It came thanks to a number of results not going Leeds’ way elsewhere in the bottom half, while the pack fighting for survival remains incredibly tight.
Alongside Leeds in that battle are Wolves, who they face this afternoon at Molineux knowing a win either way would be a huge boost.
Here, we look at two tweaks that we think Gracia could make against Wolves…
Is it time for two up front?
A staple of Gracia’s Watford that many expected to translate quite easily to LS11 was his use of two strikers up front almost all the time.
One would be a ‘target man’ of sorts, and the other was a more dynamic second striker, which lends itself very well to the personnel Leeds possess.
Patrick Bamford can lead the line and is best with his back to goal, while Leeds have a number of mobile strikers able to both drop deeper as well as go in behind – such as Rodrigo, Georginio Rutter, and Willy Gnonto.
To give Bamford the support he needs in a game that will be more balanced than against Brighton, another striker is needed to play in tandem with him;.
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A more combative midfield is needed?
Mobility is also going to be massively important in the middle of midfield too, with Wolves a killer side in transition due to their wide players.
Stopping them at the source is more important though, with Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho and co all able to stretch the game if given the time and space to execute.
Marc Roca, then, might not be the best player to sit in the middle and cope with these counter-attacks when Adama Traore and Pedro Neto get going.
Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams looks like the best partnership possible for Leeds being able to snuff out this danger.
Quiz: Can you remember Leeds United’s last 15 results v Wolves ahead of Molineux trip?
