Leeds United legend Gordon Strachan has dismissed claims it’s promotion or bust for Daniel Farke this season. The Whites boss guided the club to the Championship Play-Off Final last season where they were narrowly beaten by Southampton.
Still among the early favourites to win promotion to the Premier League, despite losing some big names in Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville, Strachan believes Farke is still the right man to lead the Whites.
Speaking to Leeds Live via topoffshorecasinos, Strachan said: “No, no, I don’t think its promotion or bust for Daniel Farke this season. He’s got pedigree in the Championship in terms of getting teams promoted. His record in the league is as good as anyone’s.
“He’s also a stubborn manager. He knows what to do and he knows how to get to the Premier League, so I wouldn’t think the club will be thinking about moving him on this season or next.”
Leeds head into the 2024/25 Championship campaign on the back of a solid pre-season campaign, but Stachan admits the departures this summer has left him worried the Whites may not have enough for automatic promotion.
“I was a wee bit worried about Leeds when I saw them losing some of their best players this summer,” he said. “I never watched the game, but my friend was at the game on Saturday when Leeds played Valencia, and he said they were terrific.
“I just worry that we might have lost too many players to challenge for automatic promotion. Finishing in the top two will be the target, but there have been so many changes at the club, and it feels like there has been a lot of upheaval, especially when it comes to losing your best players like Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville.
“If they can finish in the top six, then I think that would be a good season for Leeds. There may have to be come consolidating. The club needs to deal with the higher earners and move some of them on. Anyone that isn’t prepared to roll up their sleeves and fight for a season in the Championship needs to be shown the door.
“I think once they can do that and get the balance right in the hierarchy of the squad, then I think the club will have a really good chance to have a go at automatic promotion the following season. I hope I’m wrong. I hope Leeds go straight up, but I think it might be harder for these players this time around because it has been quite a traumatic couple of years at the club, especially after losing the play-off final.
“It’s essential that they move out the guys on the big wages that don’t want to be there or who they simply can’t afford. You can’t have passengers in the Championship.”
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