Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke has addressed his future with the club after his side suffered another Premier League defeat against Aston Villa.
Lukas Nmecha appeared to have put Leeds on course for a positive result as he opened the scoring after eight minutes at Elland Road.
However, a Morgan Rogers double pegged Leeds back as the crowd voiced their frustration with Farke, who waited until the 70th minute to make a change.
The defeat means Leeds will end the weekend in the Premier League relegation places ahead of a daunting trio of fixtures against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Speaking after the game, Farke responded to the growing pressure on his role, stating that he is used to the level of expectation from the Leeds fans.
The pressure is mounting on Daniel Farke… should Leeds United sack him?⌛
Daniel Farke addresses his future with Leeds United
Speaking to Sky Sports after full-time, Farke addressed his Leeds future as his side fell to a fifth defeat in six games.
According to Farke, he would prefer to focus on what Leeds need to improve to arrest their alarming slide into the bottom three.
Asked if he felt under pressure, Farke said: “Believe me, in terms of pressure, the first day you walk into the door for Leeds United as manager, you have pressure. Every day, in the Championship, after each and every draw, everyone was questioned. This is not a topic for me.
“When we want to work at this level, you have to deal with pressure. If you can’t handle the heat, then don’t go into the kitchen, but this doesn’t influence our work one per cent.
“For me, it’s important that we concentrate on what we have to do, what we have to improve. We’ve shown that we have enough to be competitive in this league and also in this game.
“But the details, especially defending our goal, although we didn’t give too much away, we have to be better in the decisive moments, and this is definitely something we have to improve in order to win more points.”
Time is running out for Daniel Farke at Leeds United
When Leeds beat West Ham at the end of October, the sense of relief around Elland Road was palpable, after Farke’s side ended a run of back-to-back defeats.
However, that relief has quickly turned back into dread, with that victory now looking more like a blip in a bad run of form.
Mixed messages involving Daniel Farke after the Aston Villa loss…
Leeds have now lost five in the last six, conceding 13 goals in the process, with reports suggesting Farke has just three more games to save his job.
The bad news for the beleaguered Leeds manager is that those games are against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Barring something unexpected, Leeds could conceivably have lost six games in a row by then. Very few managers would survive a run like that, let alone one under as much pressure as Farke.
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