Leeds United’s trip to Cardiff could see manager under pressure amid historic rivalry
Leeds United will hope to return to winning ways next weekend when they travel to south Wales to face Cardiff City. The Bluebirds have endured a torrid time so far this time; they sit bottom of the Championship having lost four out of five games with just one goal to show from them.
So, with the law of averages, they are due a win but for Daniel Farke he will see this fixture as a ‘must-win’ as he aims for promotion for the second time of asking after missing out in the Play-Offs against Southampton at Wembley last season. Logically, even though Leeds were wasteful in front of goal against Burnley, they did in fact create several opportunities that, on another occasion, may have handed them a victory.
with the press after his side’s fourth League defeat which coincided with the Bluebirds’ worst start to a season in 35 years. However, his assistant Omer Riaz stepped up to the plate, he told BBC Sport Wales: “When you talk about concern, obviously we’ve lost games and we’ve picked up one point so it’s not where we want to be,” Riza told BBC Sport Wales.
“We want to be winning games and getting momentum. The only way you get those things is if you win and perform well. We’ve performed well in patches but it’s not enough.”
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