“Cup runs are important to clubs for lots of reasons, there’s the financial aspects of it and the confidence it can build”.
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Not surprisingly, the right-sided player and his representatives haven’t entertained the thought of committing to such a long deal on worse teams.
“We want as many wins as possible, as soon as possible, to get the confidence levels up”.
“We understand we have to play well and that’s on our shoulders but we feel we’ve been put in a good position to do so”.
“We have had one or two knocks but the players are fresh mentally, ready and looking forward to the derby”.
With only a year now remaining on his three year contract, Byram has been offered the chance to tie down his long-term future for LESS money.
Leeds United midfielder Alex Mowatt has targeted a repeat performance at Doncaster Rovers to help further his side’s League Cup prospects.
Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull could also make his Leeds debut on his former home ground while striker Lee Ervin is another who could make his first competitive appearance for Leeds since his move from Motherwell. “We both wanted to be winners as players, and it is the same as managers”.
The first round of fixtures in the Capital One Cup has already produced several shock results and this Yorkshire derby, which is live on Sky, may prove no exception.
He said: “The way I like to play is high, intense, quick, transition football and for that you need a certain freshness and that means a natural part of my policy is rotating in a sensible way”.
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However, NetBet don’t share this view, with Leeds 29/20 to win this match, whilst Doncaster are priced at 33/20 to beat their rivals at the Keepmoat Stadium.
