Daniel Farke is under pressure to turn things around for Leeds United this season. Leeds have seven games to secure automatic promotion, but a run of one win in five has sown seeds of doubt about the Whites team. Leeds fans should be even more worried about a key stat involving the Leeds manager ahead of a crunch Championship clash.
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke insisted after the 2-2 draw against Swansea last weekend that his side will be 100 percent playing in the Premier League next season.
Farke still trusts his players to get the team over the line this season, but is under serious pressure to bring in some changes to the starting eleven against Luton Town this weekend.
However, Leeds fans should be mindful of a key piece of statistics about Farke ahead of the Kenilworth Road trip, and it is something that should worry them.
Key Daniel Farke stat should make Leeds fans sweat
Leeds have several things to worry about ahead of the big game at Kenilworth Road. Their record in 12:30 pm kick-offs away from home this season has been poor.
Luton are also in good form coming into the game, and have momentum on their side as they wrestle to survive in the Championship this season.
The Whites should be beating them, given the gulf in quality between the two teams, but Farke has never won a game at Kenilworth Road in his managerial career.
His Leeds side beat Luton 3-0 at Elland Road earlier in the season, but it is his record as Norwich boss that has come under scrutiny.
In four career appearances as a manager against Luton, Farke has won twice and lost twice, but those two defeats have come away at Kenilworth Road.
Both during his time as Norwich City boss in the second tier.
Farke will live and die by his decisions
The Leeds boss is definitely under pressure, given the fact that his Leeds side bottled automatic promotion last season and then lost the playoff final.
Another failure this year would lead to his exit from Elland Road, and his reputation for taking teams to the Premier League would take a severe beating.
Farke has some big decisions to make this week regarding team selection, and it remains to be seen whether he brings in those changes to the starting eleven.
Can you name these past and present Leeds United players?
Loyalty to the players is a good quality for any manager, but all top managers also have one more quality that separates them from the rest – ruthlessness.
Does Farke have the cold ruthlessness in him to prioritise the team’s needs over his admiration for certain players?
