Leeds set for Daniel Farke sack decision as Neil Warnock’s name crops up
Leeds United have had a difficult start to the season under Daniel Farke.
Aston Villa secured a 2-1 away win against Leeds despite the Elland Road outfit taking the lead through Lukas Nmecha early on.
Lucas Perri didn’t help with his keeping against Morgan Rogers, but the overall second-half performance was far from good enough.
Plenty of fans in LS11 have started to turn, with Farke coming under pressure to be sacked at Leeds after a patchy campaign so far.
Farke could soon lose his job in West Yorkshire, especially if he doesn’t take a leaf out of Neil Warnock’s book across the rest of the season.
Daniel Farke must learn from Neil Warnock at Leeds
Warnock felt sorry for Farke at Norwich City due to a lack of financial backing after earning promotion to the Premier League.
The German faced a similar problem moving into the top tier with the Whites after a largely underwhelming summer window.
That hasn’t helped the frustrating atmosphere surrounding Elland Road, and discussion of the sack has swirled around.
Former England international Danny Mills believes a change will be in the pipeline if Farke doesn’t change his approach in the Premier League.
The ex-Leeds man has questioned whether the Whites’ boss can adapt and adopt a similar approach to Warnock’s.
He said: “Leeds will have to seriously consider a change at Christmas if things don’t improve under Daniel Farke. Farke has been brilliant at getting teams promoted.
“He’s been successful by adopting an attacking play style, being on the front foot and dominating teams, which is completely different to how you survive as a promoted team in the Premier League.
“It’s great to be able to steamroll teams in the Championship, because you’ve got better players and have a higher intensity. But in the Premier League, you have to be resolute and set a team up to not be beaten, rather than the opposite.
“The likes of Sean Dyche and Neil Warnock come to mind when you mention that kind of approach – and that’s a different mindset to Farke. My doubt is that I don’t know if Farke can adapt to that style of play, and get the players to accept a different mindset.“
Farke unwilling to change approach at Leeds United
Mills is right to put forward his doubts over whether the ex-Norwich boss will change his ways at Leeds.
The German ultimately tasted relegation at Carrow Road as he sought to play an “attractive” style rather than a more effective one.
Leeds’ most recent defeat against Aston Villa is a perfect example of this, as Farke was unwilling to change, even after Unai Emery brought on Donyell Malen to turn the game around.
The Netherlands international’s pace and directness opened up space for the Villans, who created plenty of chances throughout the second half.
The Leeds boss opted against making changes, and that ultimately contributed to his side’s downfall as they suffered yet another loss.
If he won’t change in the second half of a game that his side lost, Farke is never going to change his entire approach to replicate someone like Warnock.
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