‘Cause some havoc’ – These Leeds fans demand certain alternative after latest injury setback

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If losing our top-two spot to Sheffield United was not bad enough, Leeds have confirmed that Pontus Jansson suffered a knee injury on Saturday and will be out of action for the next three weeks.

The news could have been a lot worse, though, as the March international break will ensure the key first-team star only misses one game, providing he returns when expected.

The Swedish international was also in line to play for his country during their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers, but will now stay in West Yorkshire to begin his rehabilitation at Thorp Arch instead – hopefully returning against Birmingham on April 6.

Sitting out until April does, though, open the door for someone to come in for our clash with Millwall on March 30, and fans on Twitter are keen to see Gaetano Berardi heed the call.

Thanks to a series of injuries of his own, the one-cap Switzerland international has only been able to feature in 21% of Marcelo Bielsa’s Championship starting XI’s to date, and a return would only be his tenth outing of the season.

Some supporters also shared concerns that his disciplinary record could cause us problems against Millwall, but those voices were in the minority…

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