Daniel Farke told to call Ruben Dias after Leeds United promotion in new jibe
Leeds United are preparing for life in the Premier League at a time when some of the biggest clubs have faced their hardest challenges.
The Whites may have had a strong season in the second tier, but all three newly promoted sides coming straight back down serve as a reminder of the challenges that lie ahead.
Manchester City have fallen in the pecking order, with Manchester United and Tottenham only just sitting above the relegation zone.
With Daniel Farke ready to get to work, he has been pointed in the direction of Ruben Dias as a place to start at Elland Road.
Ally McCoist makes Dias jibe in Leeds admission
The growing money at the top end of the game has continued to create a gulf in the Premier League itself and the differences have been highlighted of late.
Southampton would have been pleased with their point against Manchester City on Saturday (10 May), which stopped them from being the worst Premier League side in history.
However, City defender Dias was not best pleased with a point and identified the Saints’ way of playing football as the reason why they couldn’t break through.
The City man went in on Southampton, urging them to try and play football properly.
When discussing what the newly promoted sides will have to do to achieve success in the top flight next term, Ally McCoist couldn’t resist taking a jibe.
Speaking live on talkSPORT (13 May, 6:09 am), he said: “Do you know what they should do? Daniel Farke and wee Scotty [Parker] and that, Chris Wilder? They should give Ruben Dias a call and ask him how he’d like them to play.”
Leeds to show Premier League what they’re made of
The 49ers have shown they have big ambitions in West Yorkshire, having unveiled plans for expansion at Elland Road following promotion to the Premier League.
It is key for Leeds to continue building upon what they have done so far, pushing towards survival and then sustainability at the top.
| Goals for | Goals against | Points |
| 95 | 30 | 100 |
The owners will surely be willing to show Farke the support he needs in the summer transfer window to add the necessary strength to his side to push that on.
If the West Yorkshire outfit can get to the Premier League and frustrate the bigger sides in the league, that can be counted as success.
Dias can continue complaining all he wants, but it won’t gain his side the two points they dropped, with more tough challenges to come next season.