Daniel Farke has made his mark at Elland Road since taking over Leeds United. He has been key to the club getting back up again since Marcelo Bielsa left.
When the German took over, the club had been relegated to the Championship with many players jumping ship.
It took a lot of work, but the Whites mounted a promotion charge and ended up in the play-off final. Unfortunately for them, they lost to Southampton and had to try again for another season.
Leeds lost Archie Gray, Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter.
Despite this, Daniel Farke lead the club to a historic season, hitting a points record on his way to promotion.
BBC reporter makes interesting claim about Farke’s Leeds side
Daniel Farke. Credit: IMAGO
There were fears that Farke was not cut out for the top flight, but he has proven himself since. The Leeds United boss has tweaked the team to withstand the competition in the Premier League.
Fans at Elland Road are happy to watch top flight football again.
Leeds shifted to a back three last season, which maximized the performances of their wingbacks Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson. The duo impressed against Arsenal, where Gudmundsson picked up an assist.
After watching the game, BBCs Adam Pope said that this Leeds side uses their fullbacks just like Marcelo Bielsa did.
“I love it.” Pope said on the Don’t Get to Bed Yet podcast.
“I mean, it does remind me a bit about the Bielsa time where you’d get Alioski coming flying in the back post, we were seeing it loads on both sides.
“And you’re seeing it with Leeds now, so not saying a mirror image, but it does remind me of that.
“And hence you’re seeing runs being made; I mean, we’re so used to it now, particularly Bogle, aren’t we?
“Seeing a diagonal run or a back post run. And it’s really hard to pick up, isn’t it?”
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How similar are Farke and Bielsa’s teams?
There are quite some differences, especially in the attack; Bielsa’s sides were more gung-ho and put man players in the box to score.
Farke’s side also thrive on transitions, but score in different was. This current Leeds side also rely on set pieces, where the have some of the best dead ball specialists in the league.
Pope comparing how both teams rely on their wingbacks is also spot on; Bogle and Gudmundsson are an integral part of this team.
The biggest difference is defensively; Farke’s side know how to be more compact and can keep opponents out, while Bielsa’s side barely shut anyone out.
