Daniel Farke has issued a warning to his Leeds United side after they continued their Premier League revival with an important win against Crystal Palace.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the hero for Leeds once again as his two goals put his side in a dominant position in the first half of their victory.
The victory saw Leeds move up to 19 points from 17 games, which is ahead of the target run rate of a point per game which Daniel Farke believes will be enough to keep his side in the Premier League.
Now, after Leeds completed a demolition job on Oliver Glasner’s Palace side, Farke has urged his side to be “greedy” as they look to put more daylight between themselves and the bottom three.
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Daniel Farke challenges Leeds United to be ‘greedy’ in relegation battle
Speaking to LUTV after Leeds’ win over Crystal Palace, Farke insisted he was not willing to relax despite Leeds’ recent run of good form.
While admitting that eight points from four games is Champions League form, Farke asserted that his side still needs a lot more than 19 points to guarantee their Premier League status.
The Leeds boss said: “It’s important when you have such a period, and you know that you ride this momentum and use it also to win this many points.
“Because there will also perhaps even a bit more tricky periods and for that, yes, great. Out of the last four games, to win eight points is more, it’s like a Champions League average, so long may it continue.
“But it’s important that we keep going right now and take this confidence and the self-belief, but also stay greedy and don’t give 1% less, and then don’t do one step less, so we have to keep going.”
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While Farke is right to assert that his side needs to remain focused ahead of difficult games against Sunderland, Liverpool and Manchester United, he can also afford to reflect on a successful run of results.
Following the game against Crystal Palace, Leeds have taken eight points from their last four games, which is among the best records in the top flight this season.
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That run of form is the fourth-best in the Premier League over a four-game period, with only Manchester City, Aston Villa and Arsenal accumulating more points than Farke’s side.
While it may be too much to expect Leeds to maintain this kind of form for the rest of the season, Farke has demonstrated that he is capable of lifting his side away from relegation trouble with a strong turnaround in form.
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