Leeds United are eyeing up one manager who has wins over Oliver Glasner, Thomas Tuchel and Ange Postecoglou to replace Daniel Farke.
Farke under pressure at Leeds after Nottingham Forest defeat
The Whites and Farke headed into the international break following two Premier League losses on the road to Brighton and Nottingham Forest.
Conceding three goals at the AMEX and the City Ground, Leeds now find themselves just one point clear of safety and have an extremely tough run of fixtures when club football returns.
Leeds' upcoming fixtures Date
Aston Villa (h) November 23rd
Manchester City (a) November 29th
Chelsea (h) December 3rd
Liverpool (h) December 6th
Brentford (a) December 14th
Crystal Palace (h) December 21st
Sunderland (a) December 28th
There has been plenty of speculation on Farke’s future following the defeats in recent week, but journalist Graeme Bailey insisted the 49ers Enterprises intend to give him until January to turn things around.
Bailey said: "Pressure is mounting on Daniel Farke – but he knew this was coming and the club did too. This is going to be a long season. Everyone was aware. They didn’t spend the tens of millions that Sunderland did.
"They know Farke can only do so much with the squad at his disposal. But the quality of performance and how they compete is going to be vital in the coming weeks."
Daniel-Farke
There have been a number of managers mooted with an Elland Road move to replace Farke, should the 49ers make a change, including Liam Rosenior of Strasbourg and Valencia’s Carlos Corberan, a former assistant to Marcelo Bielsa.
Leeds eyeing up move for Marco Rose
Now, according to Football Insider, former RB Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose is firmly on Leeds’ radar.
The outlet then relayed comments from former scout Mick Brown, who said it would be a “gamble” to appoint someone like Rose.
RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose before the match
“I have no doubt Marco Rose is on Leeds’ radar. Their links with Red Bull make that a possibility for Leeds, so it’s certainly an option they might look to explore if they do decide to make a change.
“But personally I would be surprised if he was the person they chose to help them. If they decide to sack Farke, it will be because they’re at risk of getting relegated, so I don’t think taking a gamble on a manager like Rose would be right for them.
“He doesn’t know the Premier League, and it might be a cliche, but that’s what Leeds will be looking for. There was talk about Farke during the summer and whether he could go, because they wanted somebody with experience of being successful in the Premier League.
“So if they decide to sack him now, I expect that’s what they’re going to look at.”
The 49-year-old, who plays a 4-4-2 system, is currently out of work after leaving Leipzig back in March.
Rose does have wins over the likes of Glasner, Tuchel and Postecoglou on his CV and revealed what style of play he likes his sides to have.
"We want to be very active working against the ball when we lose possession, lots of sprinting. We want to win the ball high up the pitch and have a short path to goal. And when we have the ball ourselves, we want to play well; we don't want to punt high balls up the pitch, but be quick and dynamic getting forward.”
Could that be at Leeds?
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