A former Premier League striker has assessed the battle to avoid relegation from the top flight this season.
Daniel Farke has been told he is not under pressure as the Leeds United manager looks to help his side avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.
The Whites returned to the top flight after a two-year absence after seeing off Burnley in a dramatic battle for the Championship title on the final day of last season and that set the wheels in motion for a busy summer transfer window. A £100 million outlay was produced as Farke’s promotion-winning squad was boosted by ten new arrivals with the likes of Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach and Noah Okafor all joining the Whites ranks before the window came to a close last month.
Results during the opening two months of the campaign have been mixed with the highs coming with an opening night win against Everton and a 3-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers and lows provided by defeats against London trio Fulham, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
The latter of those losses came prior to the international break and the Whites will return to Premier League action with a visit to former Championship title rivals Burnley on Saturday afternoon. Speaking ahead of the Turf Moor clash, former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has claimed the likes of West Ham United, Wolves and Nottingham Forest will be ‘down there’ in the relegation battle - but believes Leeds have hope for a successful battle against the drop after remaining competitive in their first seven fixtures.
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He told talkSPORT: “West Ham are still going to be down there, Wolves are still down there. You know, Nottingham Forest could still be down there. Brentford, seven points. I just think what he’s doing there with Leeds, they look competitive every game. Even the Spurs game they lost with 2 -1. They were competitive in that game. They could have got an equaliser as well. So I don’t think Daniel Farke’s under any pressure.”
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