"Football management is a precarious job, once described to me by a very experienced and knowledgeable manager as like being permanently in "muck". His quote that always stayed with me was "you're always either ankle deep, knee deep or up to your neck in the stuff!" At the moment, Leeds manager Daniel Farke probably feels like he is the latter."
"Farke was lauded last season for gaining promotion from the Championship, and for the way he did it too. Leeds had the players who, at that level, played expansive and winning football and Farke's philosophy and all-round demeanour won him many fans, not just at Leeds but in football in general. Things have gone very differently for him in the Premier League, however."
Football management is precarious and likened to being permanently in 'muck': managers are 'either ankle deep, knee deep or up to your neck in the stuff.' Daniel Farke earned praise for gaining promotion from the Championship through expansive, winning football and a calm demeanour that attracted many fans. In the Premier League he targeted 38 points to secure survival and met that ratio until a recent defeat by Aston Villa. Fan sentiment shifted after that defeat, with some season-ticket holders openly criticising his team selection and substitutions. Criticism from travelling, invested supporters carries more weight than social media complaints.
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