‘I’ll be shocked if they don’t’: Marsch says there’s one thing he expects Villa to do against Leeds

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Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has spoken about Aston Villa ahead of the Whites hosting the Villans on Thursday.

The Elland Road outfit is in dire need of a win following a dismal run of form without a victory since mid-January.

Since the 3-2 win against West Ham, Leeds have lost six and drawn one of their games, and have suffered some heavy losses.

However, Leeds looked a lot more solid last week against Leicester and could’ve easily got something out of the game.

Sadly, a combination of Kasper Schmeichel shining in goal and a lapse in concentration at the back cost the Whites dear.

Leeds will now face a Villa side that has returned to form, winning their last two games, scoring six and conceding none.

Marsch, speaking at his pre-match press conference, tipped Steven Gerrard’s side to play in a diamond formation.

This would see the in-form Philippe Coutinho at No. 10 and a front two of Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins.

The Leeds boss also urged his players to be cautious of Villa’s set-pieces and creativity, and called on the Whites fans to really get behind their team.

“I will be shocked if they don’t play with a diamond,” Leeds Live quotes Marsch as saying.

“Coutinho has been good. Ings and Watkins have been explosive intransition moments.

“I admire them with their set-pieces, their creativity means we have to be alert and ready for any special plays they might organise.

“We will need our fans, a good start, certainly one of the goals will be to find a way to get the lead.

“I think we painted a picture as to what to expect from the game as to what our tactics are and what we want to achieve.”