{"id":569215,"date":"2025-11-14T06:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/569215\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:01:19","slug":"leeds-shouldnt-swap-daniel-farke-for-marco-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/569215\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds shouldn’t swap Daniel Farke for Marco Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United<\/a> could be forced to sack Daniel Farke soon if results persist, and they could be alerted to the possible availability of Fulham\u2019s Marco Silva<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel Farke\u2019s<\/a> position at Leeds has never looked weaker than it does now. Surprisingly, though, he remains in the job despite the fanbase\u2019s sudden shift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The next run of games, an incredibly tough run mind you<\/a>, could be crucial in determining whether the German keeps his job.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

What does the future hold for Daniel Farke as Leeds United manager?<\/p>\n

Four defeats in the last five is not a good look for Leeds and Farke. That is especially so when you apply the context that, in that run, Leeds have played 19th, 18th, 17th, and 11th as well as fifth-placed Spurs.<\/p>\n

11 points from 11 games is a decent return on face value too. But, given that Leeds have an incredibly tough run until early January, playing top-half teams almost exclusively, that respectable points return is sure to take a hit.<\/p>\n

\"\"Daniel Farke is under massive pressure at Leeds United. (Action Images via Reuters\/Craig Brough)<\/p>\n

As things stand, Farke is keeping his job<\/a>, but upcoming games leading a potential drop below 1-point-per-game and a drop into the relegation zone could spell the end for Farke.<\/p>\n

Marco Silva could become available as potential Daniel Farke replacement this month<\/p>\n

Leeds fans have since weighed up who they would hypothetically take if Farke was to be dismissed. For me, a pragmatic manager with experience at a top-flight level<\/a> would be what\u2019s required.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Fulham could be about to make a bold decision on Marco Silva<\/a>, amidst tensions behind the scenes due to a poor summer of recruitment and their worrying slip towards the bottom three.<\/p>\n

\"\"Marco Silva is surprisingly also facing boardroom scrutiny at Fulham. (REUTERS\/Scott Heppell)<\/p>\n

The Cottagers had an underwhelming summer and are now level on points with United, having snatched a lucky late win against Farke\u2019s men in September<\/a>. Without those extra two points from claiming an undeserved victory, Fulham would be in the bottom three.<\/p>\n

Ally McCoist reacts to suggestion of Leeds United sacking Daniel Farke to bring in Marco Silva<\/p>\n

TalkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil<\/a> asked the question to Ally McCoist this week of whether United should sack Farke.<\/p>\n

In dismissing Farke, it was put to McCoist that Leeds would replace him with Silva, to which the former Rangers striker responded.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know. I have a great degree of sympathy for Farke. He wasn\u2019t even in the top flight and people said he wasn\u2019t the man to lead them, which was really unfair,\u201d McCoist said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the newly-promoted sides have started well, Sunderland the pick of the bunch. Leeds and Burnley are drifting into an area I thought they\u2019d be. But in my opinion, I\u2019m sticking with Farke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I don\u2019t agree \u2013 Leeds United would make a massive upgrade replacing Daniel Farke with Marco Silva<\/p>\n

Again, from the outside looking in, neutrals like McCoist will say that we\u2019ve made an encouraging start this season. After all, we\u2019re not in the bottom three. Yet.<\/p>\n

But, many Leeds fans are simply not happy with how we\u2019re setting up each week. Farke isn\u2019t playing to the squad\u2019s strengths and has been unwilling to adapt ever since he was appointed. <\/p>\n

It worked in the Championship when we had the best squad in the division. However, it won\u2019t work in the Premier League when we have probably one of the worst five squads in the division.<\/p>\n

Silva, meanwhile, has proven his ability to adapt to what squad he\u2019s been given. He\u2019s punched above his weight with Fulham, and ultimately, has consistently got regular goals out of whatever striker he\u2019s got.<\/p>\n

It would be an outstanding upgrade if Leeds went from Farke to Silva.<\/p>\n

Read more: Leeds United legend Pablo Hernandez handed huge managerial boost this week\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United could be forced to sack Daniel Farke soon if results persist, and they could be alerted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[12631,748,1385,25764,393,4884,1860,2922,142361,14054,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-569215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-ally-mccoist","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-daniel-farke","11":"tag-elland-road","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-leeds-united","16":"tag-lufc","17":"tag-marco-silva","18":"tag-the-whites","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115546534147805626","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569215","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=569215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}