Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson has conceded that he was worried about Daniel Farke following a bad start to the season but is pleased to see the Whites boss turn it around in the last two league games.
Leeds won the last two games against Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City respectively ahead of the season going into it’s first international break.
Farke’s team are sitting fourth in the Championship standings and are looking like firm promotion contenders again after narrowly missing out last season.
However, they made a horrendous start to the season, which brought forward question marks about Farke’s future at the club.
A 3-3 draw at home against Portsmouth revealed some of their defensive frailties and Middlesbrough smashed them 3-0 in the EFL Cup at Elland Road in the following game.
Robinson admitted that at that point he was questioning everything, including manager Farke.
The ex-Leeds star admits that doubted Daniel Farke after the poor start
The former Leeds goalkeeper admitted that alarm bells were ringing for him after what he watched from Leeds in the first two league and cup games.
He conceded that he was worried and was starting to question the players and even Farke for the way Leeds looked in those two fixtures.
However, Robinson believes the Leeds manager deserves credit for the way Leeds have played since the Middlesbrough disaster and the last two wins have allayed some of those early August fears about the team.
“I was concerned after two games, conceding three games against Portsmouth and the way they capitulated against Middlesbrough. The concerning thing was how many goals were conceded”, Robinson told MOT Leeds News
“I did the research, looked at the players, and I came home after that game worried about Leeds and the season. I don’t think Rutter had left the club yet. With the potential outgoings and the players Farke had.
“There were positives to take from the Portsmouth game – they could have been 4-0 up after 20 minutes. But the way they played against Middlesbrough was worrying.
“You’d question the manager, you’d question the players who played and conceded six goals in two games, but then they get a really good draw at West Brom and a against a difficult Sheffield Wednesday side.
“Then, the game against Hull City. He has allayed the fears.
“What you can give the manager credit for is the way he has turned it around in a short amount of time, keeping three clean sheets in a row. There was a lot of concern but he was given the ability to turn it around.”
Leeds have not conceded a goal since the EFL Cup defeat to Middlesbrough at Elland Road.
