Daniel Farke and the Premier League is never a happy marriage and he already now needs to find a way of saving his skin as Leeds United manager across his side's upcoming games in November.
Indeed, the Whites were resoundingly beaten 3-0 away at Brighton and Hove Albion over the weekend, as ex-Elland Road star Georginio Rutter came back to haunt the West Yorkshire giants, the day after Halloween.
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Next up for Leeds is a huge clash away at Nottingham Forest, which feels like a must-win game, not only so the Whites don't get dragged further into the early relegation fight, but also so Farke can try to survive another day in the dug-out.
After all, Wolverhampton Wanderers have now just dismissed Vitor Pereira, as fixtures become more and more pressurised for managers all across the bumpy division.
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Farke will know he has some decisions to make regarding who he starts down either flank for this crucial tie at the City Ground, with both areas of the pitch becoming a problem for the German in recent weeks.
Leeds' winger issues
Coming up to the Premier League, Leeds had a very frightening attack to try and keep their hands on.
Manor Solomon, in particular, stood out for his gung-ho displays down the left wing for Farke's title-winners, with a stunning ten goals and 13 assists falling into his lap from 41 Leeds outings.
Thankfully, £18m summer recruit Noah Okafor has shown signs of his brilliance as a Solomon-style replacement, with two goals already next to his name in the Premier League, despite his new side's overall up-and-down form. That said, they did have to rely on the underperforming Jack Harrison when the Swiss missed a period through injury.
It's more on the right channel where Farke will feel less at ease, as both Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto - who are EFL superstars in their own right - have failed to maintain fitness so far this season, leading to the German having to shoehorn Brenden Aaronson into a right wing spot regularly.
The heavily scapegoated American did put in a sublime showing on the right channel against West Ham United, as his early goal set Leeds on their way to a 2-1 home victory.
Brenden-Aaronson
But, that is Aaronson's only goal contribution in Leeds white from this position on the pitch, with the other ten strikes he has put away for Farke and Co in the past all coming from a more central viewpoint.
Subsequently, the former Norwich City manager might well feel he needs more reinforcements in this spot, particularly with Gnonto also being linked with a January move away from West Yorkshire.
Leeds could sign "special" £23m Gnonto replacement
Leeds showed in the summer that they are willing to splash the cash, with £98m forked out on the likes of Okafor and many more talents.
£23m could soon be added to that spending amount, if Ismael Saibari's Transfermarkt valuation is anything to go by, with a recent report from the Boot Room linking the Premier League newcomers to the on-fire Moroccan attacker.
Ismael Saibari
At the close of October, the site speculated that a whole host of top-flight outfits were taking a look at the blistering PSV Eindhoven forward, with Aston Villa, Everton, and West Ham named as onlookers, alongside the West Yorkshire side.
Leeds are desperately in need of some additional firepower, and while Saibari has regularly lined up as a central option for PSV, whether that be as a number ten or as a traditional midfielder, he can also cut it as a right or left winger.
His immense goal and assist record in the Netherlands to date will no doubt be further music to the ears of an under-pressure Farke.
Saibari's record for PSV
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Eredivisie games played
Goals scored
Assists
Champions League games played
Goals scored
Assists
Sourced by Transfermarkt
After advancing up the youth system in Eindhoven, Saibari has never looked back since entering the first-team fold.
He has a stunning 24 goals and 17 assists from just 77 games in the Dutch top-flight. Staggeringly, eight of those strikes have come just this season, leading to his current manager in Peter Bosz, hailing him as a "special" asset to possess.
With further Champions League pedigree under his belt - which has led to Saibari collecting ten goals from 15 games this season - Leeds could really show they mean business by landing the red-hot 24-year-old's services this January, as they attempt a revamp of some of their attacking spots shortly.
With Farke further set on what the makeup of his central midfield options looks like, with no number 10 position in fill in his current formation choice, either, Saibari could well be handed one of the wing roles on his potential arrival at Elland Road, as Leeds perhaps puts their money where their mouth is to ensure an immediate return to the Championship is pushed to one side.