Winning on Easter Monday was all the sweeter for Leeds United and Daniel Farke because it was done without a player they are desperately missing. You don’t know what you’ve got in this life until it’s gone and that could not be truer with Ilia Gruev . The Bulgaria international has been a cornerstone of the 2024 resurgence at Elland Road. While the attackers take the acclaim with their winners or the centre-backs stand out for their penalty-box interventions, Gruev has been the shield.
Asked how much the team was missing Gruev after Monday’s win, Farke said: “A lot. First of all, Glen had to play nearly the whole 90 minutes although he was actually physically not prepared, but we are a bit thin in central midfielders because we need also Ethan Ampadu today in the centre-back role. It was important to have him ther
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