Leeds United boss Dennis Wise is ready to take full advantage of the clubs nine day break from competitive action, enforced by last weeks early exit from the FA Cup. As well as allowing for a much needed mini-break for his squad, Wise should also see a few of his selection headaches ease ahead of Port Vale's visit to Elland Road.
Goalkeeper Casper Ankergren should recover from the gashed knee which put him out of Sunday's shock defeat at Cheltenham. In addition, Filipe Da Costa has now completed his three game ban, and striker Leon Constantine will be nearing a return from his damaged toe.
'A break is perfect', said Wise. 'They can have a well-earned rest because they have played a lot of games, and it's also a good opportunity to get a bit of work done. We can look at where we're going slightly wrong. There's no complacency and we dominated the game, but the final end product wasn't there. It didn't happen for us. We all expected to go there and get a result, at least one point.'
'But I don't think it's the end of the world. We we're the better side and we lost. It's happened many time in football and it will keep happening.'
