LEEDS HAVE CONFIRMED Stuart Dallas broke his leg against Manchester City and faces a “lengthy period” on the sidelines.
The 31-year-old Northern Ireland international quickly became a fan favourite and key figure after joining from Brentford in 2015.
Relegation-threatened Leeds are now reeling from the news that Dallas will be out for the remainder of the season following a 50-50 challenge with Jack Grealish in Saturday’s 4-0 loss at Elland Road.
“Stuart Dallas faces a lengthy period out of action due to a femoral fracture sustained in yesterday’s Premier League game with Manchester City,” a club statement read.
“Stuart was kept overnight at Leeds General Infirmary and will now travel to London for surgery and further tests.
“It is impossible to put into words just how important Stuart is to Leeds United on and off the field.
“Anyone who knows Stuart, knows he will come back from this stronger than ever, and in the meantime, he is sure to make his presence known at both Thorp Arch and Elland Road. There’s only one Stuart Dallas.”
I was at the game and saw the reaction of the Leeds players around Stuart, so knew it wasn’t going to end well. Grealish went in hard, feigned injury, then jumped up to protest his innocence and ended up smiling away with the referee. Never forgave him for the Ireland saga and the way he reacted yesterday said a lot about the man. Not once did he have any concern for a fellow professional. As for the referee, thought he had a poor game. The thing that puzzles me is that Pascal Struijk was sent off for a perfectly good challenge on Harvey Elliott, which Elliott later confirmed as not a red card challenge. Apparently it was the severity of the injury which influenced that decision. Why was the same letter of the law not applied yesterday???….
@Paul Linehan: Dallas fouled Grealish! He was at it all game and if the ref had done his job, he’d have been on a yellow and would have saved himself.
@Paul Linehan: What on earth are you blabbing on about? If you were at the game you must have had an awful view of the incident! Watch the below clip there for yourself https://youtu.be/VEe0mULsLmI
@Paul Linehan: Would have been a bit harsh to send off Dallas for breaking his own leg.
@Johnny Mads: We were bang on pitch side and seen it perfectly. Your clip only confirms that it was a hard challenge for the ball by Grealish which ended in the other players leg being broken. It was the reaction of Grealish which I questioned and the smiling banter between him and the Referee while Dallas was being treated for an obvious bad injury. So take a chill pill and read the post again.
@Paul Linehan: Dallas fouled Grealish. I suppose you didn’t see Grealish go over to him when he was leaving the pitch.
@Diarmuid Kelly: Yeah classy Grealish….. Pep probably told him to do the decent thing for a change. Again I’ll state it was the overall reaction of Grealish that was inexcusable.
@Paul Linehan: watched extended highlights of the match last night man, you’re talking nonsense with Leeds tinted glasses on.
@Paul Linehan: I’m a Leeds fan and seen it ! From so many different angles , il can’t stand grealish either , but Dallas commuted the foul man’s got hurt
@Paddy D: as I tried to say Dallas was at fault !!!
@Paddy D: Again I’ll point out that it was the reaction of Grealish and the subsequent smiling with the Ref that showed him for what he is. Dallas may well have committed a foul, but tackles are part of the game, both players were committed and one ended up with a broken leg the other rolled around as if he came off the worst. Grealish only went to Dallas as he was carried off the field.
@Paul Linehan: You really are making a mountain out of nothing. Give it up. Grealish was right to pick England. Stop being a sour whingebag.
@Johnny Mads: You really are a Dcik Head
Wish Dallas the best. As s City supporter nobody wants to see this kinda injury. Premier league is very physical and Dallas went in on Grelish. Unfortunately these injuries will happen. Personally I don’t like the way Grelish smiled after this instant. Apparently he is actually a really nice guy, so probably didn’t realize the serious of the injury.