{"id":457674,"date":"2025-09-28T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457674\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T10:44:17","slug":"daniel-farke-says-summer-signing-is-already-a-leader-in-leeds-dressing-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457674\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Farke says summer signing is already a &#8216;leader&#8217; in Leeds dressing room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Daniel-Farke-Leeds-badge-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke in black coat looking pleased with Leeds badge in circular inset\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/joe-elvin-picture-150x150.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Joe Elvin\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 28 September 2025 10:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United continued their bright start to the Premier League season after picking up another point against Bournemouth on Saturday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> side were denied all three points by a stoppage-time equaliser<strong> <\/strong>from Eli Kroupi, but they still have an impressive tally of eight from their first six games. <\/p>\n<p>Farke recruited a lot of new players over the summer to prepare Leeds for their step up to the Premier League, and early signs suggest that he has spent well. <\/p>\n<p>The summer signings have slotted into the team well, while several could already be considered indispensable for the Whites. <\/p>\n<p>But, after the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, Farke was keen to single out one summer signing for the leadership role he has already developed at Leeds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Daniel-Farke-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke straight faced\" class=\"wp-image-208071\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Sean Longstaff labelled a \u2018leader\u2019 by Daniel Farke after masterclass vs Bournemouth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/matchday\/sean-longstaff-exemplary-4-10-falters-leeds-united-player-ratings-vs-bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Longstaff enjoyed his best game in a Leeds shirt against Bournemouth<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The midfield ace, signed from Newcastle this summer, claimed an assist for Joe Rodon\u2019s first-half goal before scoring himself in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from that, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motleedsnews.com\/tag\/sean-longstaff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Longstaff<\/a> remained composed on the ball and kept Leeds ticking over while in possession. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Farke called Longstaff a leader and praised the impact he has had on his teammates. <\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s not about talking. A leader is what you do on the pitch and your behaviour. It is walking the walk. Win a tackle, duel, get the lads going, build confidence. Keep the ball in difficult situations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSean leads by example.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Insets-Alternative-11-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Sean Longstaff playing for Leeds\" class=\"wp-image-207787\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Leeds have shown that they can compete in the Premier League<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pundits have suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/matchday\/micah-richards-says-daniel-farke-will-be-kicking-himself-at-leeds-united-after-what-he-has-noticed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds boss Daniel Farke will be kicking himself<\/a> for conceding a stoppage-time equaliser against Bournemouth. <\/p>\n<p>That late goal might sting for a while, but Farke must also be proud of what his Leeds team has achieved so far this season. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from the 5-0 thumping at Arsenal, Leeds have competed well in every Premier League game. <\/p>\n<p>There will be plenty of ups and downs to come for Leeds, but they can learn to be a bit more ruthless in attack; it could be a very productive season for them. They\u2019re not looking like a side that will struggle to avoid relegation at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyed this article?<\/strong> Stay connected with all the latest Leeds United news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goodisonnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/motleedsnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@motleedsnews<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Sun 28 September 2025 10:10, UK Leeds United continued their bright start to the Premier League&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,33583,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-457674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-sean-longstaff","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}