Richard Keys Makes ‘It May Be’ Claim On Leeds United Boss Daniel Farke
Richard Keys believes that Leeds United boss Daniel Farke looks like he has learned what is needed to survive in the Premier League, in contrast to his spell at Norwich City.
Farke guided Leeds up from the Championship to the Premier League last season and even scooped up the title in the process.
There were soon though question marks about whether Leeds would stick with the German in the top flight.
Keys claimed in May that Leeds offered Farke’s job to Jose Mourinho, while then as recently as November he remarked he could not see how the German could keep his job.
Leeds though have enjoyed a big turnaround under Farke and Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Sunderland has established a buffer of seven points over the bottom three in the Premier League.
Keys now believes that Farke is showing he has learned what is needed in the top flight, while also stressing he was impressed with Leeds’ recruitment in the summer.
“Start of the season, what I said about Leeds was I thought home form was going to be critical”, Keys said on beIN SPORTS 1 (28th December, 13:52)
“But I liked what they did in terms of personnel.
“They bought a lot of big guys and it may be that the coach has realised you need a bit more than tippy-tappy football if you are going to survive in this league.
“That’s what he had at Norwich.”
Four of Leeds’ five wins in the Premier League this season have come at Elland Road, demonstrating the importance of the Whites’ home form.
Rivals Manchester United are due to arrive at Elland Road in early January, while Fulham at the ground later in the month will also be a game Farke will target maximum points from.
If Leeds can continue to pick up points on a regular basis then they could soon find themselves looking upwards rather than over their shoulder at the bottom three.
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