Leeds United journalist Adam Pope has hit back at Daniel Farke’s critics who have scrutinised the German tactician and claimed he is ‘tactically inept’ after defeat to Burnley at the weekend.
Farke is under pressure following a sluggish start to the Championship campaign at Elland Road, as a 1-0 loss to the Clarets at the weekend saw the Whites slip to ninth in the table, with eight points from their opening five games.
The German manager endured a challenging summer, with key players such as Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray, and Georginio Rutter departing and now it seems autumn is proving equally gruelling for Farke and his side.
Leeds suffered their first defeat of the new campaign on Saturday, courtesy of a superb solo strike from Luca Koleosho, further increasing the pressure on Farke to deliver promotion after narrowly missing out on a Premier League ticket last season.
With suggestions that a loss against Cardiff this weekend could seal Farke’s fate at Elland Road, Pope believes that the criticism of the Leeds boss is ‘surprising’, despite the slow start to the campaign.