Daniel Farke is under intense pressure after Sunday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest, having initially been linked with the sack at Leeds United back in the summer.
Farke had delivered the most points in the club’s history in a single season, winning the Championship title for a third time. A 100-point season and league title was not enough to prevent a possible sack.
However, Leeds retained Farke. Paraag Marathe eventually declared publicly that Leeds would keep the German in the dugout, despite his dismal spell in the Premier League previously, with Norwich City.
According to controversial reporter Richard Keys, Leeds only kept Farke on because Jose Mourinho opted to turn Leeds and Marathe down and stick with Fenerbahce. Mourinho has since joined Benfica.
Now, after a fourth defeat in five Premier League games and a fifth loss in six away matches, Farke is back under the microscope again. LeedsUnited.News understands, however, that Farke’s sacking is not close.
Daniel Farke during Leeds' defeat to Forest.
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Ross McCormack says why Daniel Farke kept job in the summer
Indeed, Farke is to be given until January to sort things out before The 49ers consider a change. Graham Smyth echoes that statement, claiming he has heard nothing to suggest from those at Leeds of an exit.
Now, Ross McCormack has delivered some insight into why Farke was retained in the summer. Speaking to TalkSPORT (11/11, 8.35AM), McCormack says it was a fan backlash to a possible sack that saved Farke.
Ross McCormack during his playing career.
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“There was talk over the summer that the 49ers were going to let Daniel Farke go, and apparently, they only didn’t let him go because of the backlash they were getting from the fans,” McCormack said.
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Ross McCormack believes Daniel Farke has credit in the bank
Leeds fans are desperate for Farke to go. Indeed, LeedsUnited.News wrote in their verdict that The 49ers and Paraag Marathe cannot be reactive, instead of proactive, as Farke has been on the touchline so far.
The November break presents the last opportunity for any Premier League manager to properly work with their players on the training pitch, before the hectic and unrelenting winter and Christmas schedule.
But McCormack thinks Leeds should keep Farke: “I think Daniel [Farke] has some credit in the bank, he’s got them out a tough Championship division, he’s started well, so he deserves a little bit more time.“
Before the Forest game, reports said Farke had five games to save his job. Forest was the first, before Leeds return to action after the break with matches against Aston Villa, Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool.