{"id":59280,"date":"2025-04-29T04:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59280\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T04:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:38:14","slug":"no-one-has-to-worry-about-me-says-happy-leeds-boss-daniel-farke-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59280\/","title":{"rendered":"No-one has to worry about me, says \u2018happy\u2019 Leeds boss Daniel Farke \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Leeds head coach Daniel Farke said \u201cno-one has to worry about me\u201d as speculation over his future continued after his side closed in on the Sky Bet Championship title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Goals from Ao Tanaka, Willy Gnonto and substitute Largie Ramazani\u2019s late double swept the Whites to a 4-0 win against play-off chasing Bristol City in their final home game of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Leeds regained top spot on goal difference ahead of Burnley, who were also promoted last week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf7e PROMOTED! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWfN1sNEPa\">pic.twitter.com\/AWfN1sNEPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1916981806467059951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But the Elland Road hierarchy have refused to comment on reports they could replace Farke in the summer, while club chairman Paraag Marathe pulled out of a scheduled interview with Sky Sports on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/soccer\/no-one-has-to-worry-about-me-says-happy-leeds-boss-daniel-farke-LFX3BAPOIRPLHOKLY74ULHB4HM\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"No-one has to worry about me, says &#x2018;happy&#x2019; Leeds boss Daniel Farke\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ID7YRWLDJ5N57FCPFDA4LRL3KM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/sport\/soccer\/cliftonville-fc-urges-planned-walk-to-irish-cup-final-to-reconsider-and-refrain-from-proceeding-TCRNO7AWWJFDBAY5OADZPJKTT4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Cliftonville FC urges people involved in planned walk to Irish Cup final to &#x201C;reconsider and refrain from proceeding&#x201D;\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HGEQSSQ46RI67NOXSITIITPEHI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">When asked if he needed reassurances from Leeds\u2019 owners, Farke said: \u201cI\u2019m a very, very happy man, so no-one has to be worried about me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI spoke at (Friday\u2019s) press conference and have said everything I have to say. I\u2019m just enjoying this moment, what we\u2019ve done over the last two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Leeds followed up last week\u2019s 6-0 thrashing of Stoke with another relentless attacking display in a carnival atmosphere against Bristol City and Farke\u2019s side remain intent on sealing the title with victory at Plymouth on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Leeds United players celebrate\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/X47UVOHUQRKB7EX32CUDE676YE.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"556\"\/>Leeds United players celebrate (Mike Egerton\/PA) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Whites\u2019 players and backroom staff came back on to the pitch after the final whistle to celebrate with their fans, who were denied the chance to share in their club\u2019s previous top-flight promotion in 2020 due to Covid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cToday before the game it was not easy to stay focused. I was quite emotional I have to say,\u201d Farke added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m used to an unbelievable atmosphere at Elland Road but in this moment, when you walk in and you hear this noise and sense how much it means to the people. It was very, very special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cNo disrespect to my former clubs but this atmosphere was second to none. Before and during the game there were a few emotional moments, but at least the players stayed focused. I\u2019m a very proud manager of my boys.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd29 Your Class of 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ANp62fPNiL\">pic.twitter.com\/ANp62fPNiL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1916978083527332156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe were so motivated to finish the season in style. We wanted to finish the final home game with a top performance and a top result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe are a bit greedy to be honest. We want to extend the points tally, extend the amount of goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bristol City\u2019s top-six hopes were dealt another blow as they slipped to back-to-back defeats \u2013 they had one shot on target against Leeds \u2013 but will secure a play-off place for the first time since 2008 on Saturday if they beat Preston at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Boss Liam Manning said: \u201c(Leeds) are the best team in the division for me \u2013\u00a0huge club, huge investment, top players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no shame in coming here and losing. It\u2019s more the manner in how you do it and we weren\u2019t at the level we can hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to hurt tonight and we can\u2019t just move on, because of the manner of the goals, but we have to wake up tomorrow, stick together and get ready for Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds head coach Daniel Farke said \u201cno-one has to worry about me\u201d as speculation over his future continued&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[18228,748,9030,1385,25764,393,4884,1860,30869,10583,10031,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-59280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-bristol-city","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-championship","11":"tag-daniel-farke","12":"tag-elland-road","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-leeds","16":"tag-leeds-vs-bristol-city","17":"tag-liam-manning","18":"tag-soccer","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114419407569709239","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59280","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=59280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}