If you look closely, you can see the exact moment when Leeds' season truly went off the rails. It's gone so far off the rails, in fact, that Sam Allardyce has been brought in to try to fix it. In the Premier League, there's no bigger admission that things have spiraled out of control than a phone call to Big Sam.
That point, that moment, is when Leeds lost Tyler Adams, the U.S. men's national team midfield destroyer. Ever since Adams went down with a hamstring injury, things haven't been the same for Leeds, who now find themselves in very real danger of going down.
Defensively, Leeds are a disaster, which is the main reason they're in this position. Without their midfield shield in Adams, there's nothing stopping teams from taking shots at Leeds' brittle backline until it collapses.
Can Big Sam save them? We'll find out, but it's clear to see that the job would be significantly easier if Adams were involved.
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