| LEAGUE:
fifth |
| FA
CUP: third round |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: fourth round |
| UEFA
CUP: fourth round |
| PREDICTION:
give big three a run for their money |
| TITLE
ODDS: 14-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.lufc.co.uk |
Key man: Harry
Kewell
Harry’s game has almost everything — great balance and
ball control; a left foot that is as powerful as it is
nimble; pace, heading ability and a ferocious shot. Last
season though, he underachieved. A reunion with Terry
Venables, briefly his Australia manager, should re-ignite
the spark
Coach: Terry
Venables
Unlike his one-dimensional peers, Venables is multi-faceted,
retaining interests in music, writing and business.
Fortunately for Leeds, football is still his forte. El Tel
remains a tracksuit manager, and will undertake the bulk of
the coaching himself
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Nigel Martyn
13 Paul Robinson
26 Danny Milosevic
50 Shaun Allaway |
Midfielders
4 Olivier Dacourt
11 Lee Bowyer
14 Stephen McPhail
16 Jason Wilcox
19 Eirik Bakke
20 Seth Johnson
23 David Batty
25 Jacob Burns
28 Jamie McMaster
32 Harpal Singh |
Defenders
2 Gary Kelly
3 Ian Harte
5 Lucas Radebe
6 Jonathan Woodgate
18 Danny Mills
21 Dominic Matteo
22 Michael Duberry
35 Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Frazer Richardson |
Forwards
7 Robbie Keane
8 Michael Bridges
9 Mark Viduka
10 Harry Kewell
17 Alan Smith
27 Robbie Fowler |
Strongest XI
Nationalities
England (15), Australia (6), Ireland (4), South
Africa (1), Scotland (1), France (1), Norway (1) Total
29
Players in
none
Players out
Danny Hay, Rio Ferdinand, Wesley Boyle, David
Robertson
Instant expert
Ground Elland Rd, Leeds, LS11 0ES
Telephone 0113 226 6000
Capacity 40,296
Shirt sponsor Strongbow
Ticket office 0845 1211992
Can I get a ticket? A limited number on
sale three weeks before games
How to get there Buses 51, 52, 53, 54 and
55 run from the city centre to Elland Road
Club call 09068 121180
Club shop 0113 225 1144
New boy: Michael
Bridges
A £5m buy from Sunderland in July 1999, Bridges has been
born again after career-saving knee surgery in Colorado. Now
24, he has been missing from action for 18 months and is
eager to force his way back into first-team contention
Money talk
Top earners Viduka £48,000, Fowler £42,000,
Kewell £40,000
Total wage bill
£43.3m
Purse strings may be tight at Elland Road but
finances appear to be in order. Their wage bill is the
fourth highest but their turnover is a massive £86.25m,
second highest in the land
Where are they now?
David Harvey The Leeds United goalkeeper during the
Don Revie era in the 1970s, and winner of 16 caps for
Scotland, is a pig farmer in northern Scotland
