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title: "Leeds: Paul Robinson laments Rasmus Kristensen injury"
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published: "2022-09-12T10:20:18Z"
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# Leeds: Paul Robinson laments Rasmus Kristensen injury

**Leeds United have suffered a ‘big blow’ with the news of Rasmus Kristensen’s injury, Paul Robinson has told [MOT Leeds News](https://motleedsnews.com/exclusives/leeds-united-hit-by-big-blow-with-rasmus-kristensen-out-injured-sky-sports-pundit/).**

### The lowdown

The right-back [picked up a knock in training](https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1566053447882899456) at the start of September, ruling him out of the Whites’ trip to Brentford nine days ago. The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath has [reported](https://twitter.com/mcgrathmike/status/1567536886947749890) that the 24-year-old faces two to three weeks on the sidelines with the problem.

Leeds paid [£10m](https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwieveqP_Y76AhUJLsAKHT56CYsQFnoECBQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2F11715%2F12629858%2Frasmus-kristensen-leeds-united-complete-signing-of-denmark-right-back-from-red-bull-salzburg&usg=AOvVaw29Et2eAkyLbzZvsueRdYJ9) to sign Kristensen from Red Bull Salzburg during the summer transfer window.

Cody Drameh deputised at right-back in the comprehensive 5-2 defeat against Brentford, with Luke Ayling [returning from injury himself](https://twitter.com/BerenCross/status/1566828032593117184) to play the last 20 minutes.

### The latest

Robinson [says](https://motleedsnews.com/exclusives/leeds-united-hit-by-big-blow-with-rasmus-kristensen-out-injured-sky-sports-pundit/) that Leeds’ woes against Brentford underlined how much they miss Kristensen and spoke of a ‘question’ mark over who plays at right-back in their next match.

The former Whites goalkeeper told [MOT Leeds News](https://motleedsnews.com/exclusives/leeds-united-hit-by-big-blow-with-rasmus-kristensen-out-injured-sky-sports-pundit/): *“It’s a big blow because against Brentford defensively they were so poor.*

*“Ayling has been out, Dallas is out and now Kristensen is out so the options they have in that area are getting less and less.*

*“Defensively Llorente and Koch were poor \[v Brentford\], so one of them would go out and Liam Cooper would come in and then it’s just a question of who goes in at right-back.”*

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### The verdict

Kristensen was faring well for Leeds prior to this setback, [playing every minute](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rasmus-kristensen/leistungsdaten/spieler/369684) across their first five [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) games.

He ranks joint-first in the squad for interceptions ([two](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds)) and second for blocks per game ([0.6](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds)), emphasising his impact out of possession.

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He also helps Jesse Marsch’s side to build attacks, [placing third](https://fbref.com/en/squads/5bfb9659/Leeds-United-Stats) (among players to have made at least one start) for progressive passes per 90 minutes among the American’s squad.

It’s easy to see why [former Leeds player Tory Dorigo](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/a-risk-not-worth-taking-title-winner-discusses-leeds-uniteds-latest-summer-transfer-3799434) dubbed him an ‘all action’ footballer and why Robinson thinks that he’ll be a big miss for the Whites over the course of this month.