Daniel Farke is losing control of the situation at Leeds.
Fans are growing tired of the German’s infuriating press conferences, in which he continues to dodge reality and claims all is well at Elland Road, despite a run of four defeats in five outings now seeing Leeds slip into the bottom three after results elsewhere on Saturday.
It was only on Friday that the Leeds boss boasted about his side not being in the drop zone this season, saying: “I see why there is criticism after the last two games. We were pretty self-critical too, but over the last 11 games, we have not once dropped into the relegation zone.”
The pressure is mounting on Daniel Farke… should Leeds United sack him?⌛
Now – after Joe Gelhardt scored yet again for Hull City – the walls are closing in on Daniel Farke.
Joe Gelhardt makes Daniel Farke look even more of a fool
The Liverpudlian netted once again for the Tigers in a 3-2 defeat at QPR on Saturday, meaning he has now scored six goals in his last seven Championship appearances, also providing two assists in that space of time.
However, Farke felt Gelhardt was surplus to requirements both in the second half of last season and the entirety of this campaign.
In the meantime, Leeds have only scored ten goals in 11 Premier League games across the entire squad, and are persisting with attackers who contribute very little, such as Brenden Aaronson.
Harry Gray comment was questionable at the time and now looks even more ridiculous
Farke seems to back himself when it comes to young talent.
The 49-year-old only recently claimed he is the best possible manager Harry Gray can have at this stage of his career at the age of 17, saying: “If I were to back a manager to be brave enough to play a young player, to know what a young player needs, I’d pick me.”
However, there is absolutely no evidence that Farke will be beneficial to Gray’s development when you look at how Gelhardt – who Patrick Bamford called “one of the best” in training at Leeds – has been treated.
A big decision for Leeds United to make… should Harry Gray be sent out on loan?
Farke also fell out with Charlie Cresswell and sold the talented defender to Toulouse for just £3.8m after consistently failing to give him chances.
Therefore, unless Farke is sacked soon, Leeds fans might have to watch another prospect in Gelhardt slip away, having been ostracised by the man born in Steinhausen.
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