Leeds United defender Jaka Bijol has insisted he is not saving himself for a Premier League appearance during this international break.
Team Report on the Leeds defender’s comments today. There will be no let-up when Slovenia face Hungary and Montenegro this international break.
They held their final training session in Brdo on Friday morning before flying to Budapest for the game.
Manager asks for rest
Given that both games are friendlies, managers will be expecting limited minutes for all players. This will certainly be the case for Daniel Farke, who needs Bijol to be fit and sacked for the relegation battle.
In fact, this issue has already caused a fight on the Hungarian side. His manager is embroiled in a war of words with Liverpool manager Arne Slott over Dominik Szoboszlai.
However, Bijoll insists that no such discussion took place regarding his minutes.
“We have nothing to discuss about it; it is within the coach’s jurisdiction. He takes decisions about it. We all came with the intention of playing. Nobody came to rest,” He said.
The circumstances have not helped Farke and there is no desire to rest the defender. bijol has been named captain of Slovenia For this international break, his chances of featuring in both the games have increased.
international break sadness
This international break will be somewhat sad for the Leeds defender and his Slovenia teammates after missing out on the World Cup and playoffs.
Like everyone else, he will be watching it too and the 27-year-old admits it is a bit disappointing.
“Yes, it is a bit sad to see all this, but on the other hand you are also happy for them.
“We all know at least a few representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina and they deserve that. We all work for our goals; we strive to make our dreams come true.”
leeds united priorities
With the World Cup over, Jaka Bijol will probably turn his attention to keeping Leeds in the Premier League.
Recently he has found himself back in the picture after a slow start to life at Elland Road. and currently have 15 with Leedsth And just four points from the bottom three, they need the best performance from everyone.
However, Bijol is not slowing down during this international break. Despite there being nothing serious on the line, he clearly intends to give it his all.
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