Farke on Bogle's return, Gnonto's injury and Calvert-Lewin
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Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth at Elland Road (15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Farke confirms that Lucas Perri has not yet returned to team training so Karl Darlow will continue in goal on Saturday: "We hope that he [Perri] can join us next week but at the moment it is realistic to say he is not in contention [to play] before the international break."
Jayden Bogle is available after recovering from a knock while Dan James is "making progress" in his rehab. He returned to team training yesterday and has "a chance" to be involved depending on a late decision.
Willy Gnonto will not be available as he is still experiencing "some problems with his calf", with Farke hoping he will return to team training next week.
He believes last weekend's 3-1 win at Wolves will bring the team confidence: "Especially for the offensive players there is no replacement for goals. To score goals and to be there with the end product is always beneficial. You could feel it coming in the games before. It was good for the belief for the whole group. It was definitely a good week for us."
Farke said Dominic Calvert-Lewin opening his account for the club is "very important" for him and shows he is "on a good path". Farke added: "I have to say from the day he walked in he has been brilliant. His attitude in the dressing room and leading the young players has been very important."
On leaving Sebastiaan Bornauw out of his squad, Farke said: "This was one of my toughest decisions and it really has hurt me to not involve him. We have four specialists in the centre-back position and if you are really honest you have positions where you will make substitutions but that position, if there are no injuries, then you are not tempted to change it. We can't afford to have two centre-backs on the bench. He has done nothing wrong but he had an injury in pre-season."
On the challenge posed by the Cherries: "They play with lots of intensity and belief and Andoni [Iraola] deserves a lot of praise. They are difficult to beat and are capable to score goals. They have developed step by step at Premier League level as a club and a team."
Asked if Leeds can continue to build momentum, Farke said: "As always as a newly-promoted side we know you are never really a favourite going in to a game, but we also know that we are in a good shape. We had a decent start to the season, especially in the home games. We are capable to win points no matter who we are playing against."
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