'Message received' - Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch's pre-Cardiff press conference every word

Here is every word that was said from United’s American head coach in the 1.30pm media briefing at Thorp Arch.

Opening team news

"It's a big week. We have a lot of guys that we're hopeful that they can turn around but have a lot of little issues so I'm not going to give you full updates and we are hopeful that some of the questionable guys can turn around and be ready to go. We want to put a strong team on the pitch. We know 6,000 fans are going down, I know the history of us losing 21 years ago at Cardiff and we expect that they'll be very spirited for this match so we want to put the best team we can on the pitch. Patrick was in training today so that was a big step in the right direction, not predicting him to be ready for the match but at least in training. Adam will probably not be available for this match but should be training next week. And then Stuart had a follow up operation too because they thought they had a little bit of an infection so they just cleaned that out but he's back and feeling good so that's that."

On Dallas - is that another operation on the back of the second one he had?

"Yes. So he had his first operation. Then he had the second one because they felt like there were some things limiting sensation in his knee so they went in and they took out a couple of screws and they cleaned a little bit of the knee area up. And then from that he picked up an infection. So then he went back and got another surgery but he is feeling good and back home."

On Sinisterra

"Sorry, I didn't mention him. He was on the pitch individually today looking really strong, sprinting and running and looking close. Let's see, I don't want to talk too early but we're hopeful that at some point next week he is back in training so that's really positive. He won't be ready this weekend."

Your first experience of the FA Cup - what experience have you had from the outside and what does it mean to you?

"The FA Cup final is a big thing in the US too so even before when I was a professional and when I was professional a lot of people get up early on Saturday and Sunday mornings to go to pubs in the US and watch the FA Cup final so it's a big thing. I think even the vernacular of the FA Cup final, this is a big match I think even in the US. The opportunity to compete in it....the US Open Cup I won as a player I think five times, four or five times and I always valued the cup matches as a chance to win a tournament, win a trophy. So obviously here the challenge of winning the FA Cup is massive, but we're excited about it."

On the 6,500 fans travelling down - how much motivation for you after a horrible run in recent years?

"I have heard a little bit about the recent history of some of the matches. I've heard about the history between Cardiff and Leeds. Leeds has obviously won this tournament with Don Revie so it's kind of in the blood of the club still and I think we want to make sure we represent ourselves in a big way down in Cardiff. It means a lot that our fans are going down there and that we want to put a good team on the pitch."

On the board and a cup run

"Angus subtly spoke to me last week and said maybe we should focus on having a good FA Cup run. I said 'message received'."

On Max Wober - how has he settled in and are we likely to see him?

"Max, I think, has settled in really well. He had a good training session today. I think, again, he understands what I'm looking for out of him and out of our team and so we'll see how fit and how ready he is for this match but he will be in the mix."

How much do you feel like this is your team now that you have had a few players come in including Max?

"To be honest, I felt like this has been our team from the start. I never look at it as these players are from the former manager and this is from the new man and my time. When you work with a team, you want to try to maximize the potential of every player and of the group as a whole. The reality is, most of the players when you go to a new team you inherit. The club has been very supportive about trying to bring some players that I think could fit what we're trying to achieve here that I've worked with in the past, but I never looked at it that way, I enjoy getting to know people from different cultures and getting to maximise the most out of what a team is and and I've enjoyed that here and I've been welcomed here maybe as well or better than anywhere I've ever been."

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