Pundit makes admission on Leeds United dressing room after Javi Gracia appointment
Tony Dorigo believes that it will be viewed as a positive inside the Leeds United dressing room that Javi Gracia has been appointed.
After a long-drawn managerial search, the Whites finally decided on the Spaniard to succeed Jesse Marsch at the helm.
Michael Skubala’s relatively short time in charge did not really give the board confidence that he could stop them from going down.
Dorigo told the Yorkshire Evening Post, “It is a huge job because the pressure is really on given the way that things have gone.
“It’s amazing what can happen when a new manager comes in. By all accounts, he’s certainly a disciplinarian, which I think is good.
“He did rather well in his time at Watford and although these are new surroundings, a new situation, new players and for him a difficult job, for everyone else his arrival will be a huge lift.
“The players will no doubt embrace it and hopefully they can take some strength, belief and understanding into this game.”
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The appointment of a new manager is usually seen as a positive behind the scenes as it’s a change of regimes and ideas.
Typically, players tend to be bored with the same routines from the previous managers and are looking to prove their worth to the new man in charge.
Gracia has a system that he can be identified with but is known to adapt to the players he has rather than get them to adapt to his philosophy.
We expect a continuation of attacking football but we should see a lot more emphasis on their positioning off the ball.
Under Jesse Marsch, this team appeared to be a shambles defensively and the job for Gracia is to sort that out.
The game against Southampton will be a really good test as the Saints are also doing as badly as the Whites and three points are crucial for them as well.
In other Leeds United news, Phil Hay has shared an update on the coaching staff Javi Gracia plans to bring to the club.
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