Daniel Farke is currently the favourite to take over the Leeds United job although, Scott Parker has also been linked to the current emptiness at Elland Road.
It is generally typical that each one clubs at this stage of the recent season have a Manager in place ahead of the upcoming campaign, having said that, Leeds United are five days away from the start of pre-season and this remains to be no clearer who’s going to be in charge with the 2023/24 Championship Season rapidly approaching.
At this moment in time it’s obscure whether or not the EFL approval of the takeover from the 49ers Enterprise is delaying the arrival of the next Manager at LS11, or whether the 49ers are waiting almost as in the event that they are outside a Sweet Shop and cannot resolve which one they like, nevertheless it should be concluded sooner moderately than later you desire to to hope.
Neither Daniel Farke or Scott Parker create a way of continuity or longevity but time will not be of the essence for the Whites. Scott Parker will not be someone WHO screams out to Leeds Supporters’ as a frontrunner who could bring a brand of football that matches in with the ethos of the club. His possession based football may be very bland and tedious to observe loads of the time and despite winning two promotions with each Fulham and Bournemouth from the Championship, the stories of his times at these clubs concluded in relegating Fulham and left Bournemouth last season favourites of being relegated. Had the club not relied upon Gary O’Neil to not are available after seeing Parkers’ last game in charge of Bournemouth losing 9-0 away at Anfield, where he looked a man who was out of ideas and pleaded to the Board publicly it was all the way down to an absence of spending in the transfer market. Parker still has loads of inexperience and seemingly would have less guarantees of seeing light at the end of the tunnel should he take Leeds up after his previous experiences.
Looking back at the Fulham side he had; players he managed akin to Mitrovic, Knockaert, Cairney and Carvaleiro just to call a couple of have all been in winning sides prior to this spell and that they had a team on paper that you simply almost questioned before the 19/20 Championship Campaign, who would actually beat them? After being odds on favourites to be promoted and win the title that season, they just about scrapped through the playoffs and oversaw Brentford in the Playoff Final.
After Parker’s Fulham were promoted, they did not win until November beating relegation battlers West Brom who were also relegated that season. Twelve months later they were immediately relegated and then Parker left The Cottagers to affix Bournemouth on the same day it was in the news that he had left Fulham.
Similarly, Parker was not tested with a weaker squad on this challenge he took and had a powerful side which were able to being promoted back to the Premier League. Despite having an important begin to the season, again Parker felt the must add a further five players in the January transfer window in January 2022 seeing the likes of Todd Cantwell join the Cherries from Norwich City. After having a busy spree of players coming through the door at Bournemouth, they just about got over the line and you felt considering how competitive the squad was, it could look lots more comfortable than it did play out. Where as Marco Silva at Fulham broke many records and once more helped Fulham return to the Premier League where Parker had only left lower than twelve months before. Silva and his Fulham side finished on ninety points.
Gary O’Neil took the helm which looked an unattainable task at Bournemouth. It envisaged something like a jigsaw which had been completely broken with missing pieces in it; managed to place it back together in unbelievable fashion proving; doubters unsuitable and you could not help but think Parker had no chance of doing himself had he stayed with The Cherries. His latest move to Belgium, Club Brugge was not the happiest of times for Parker either just lasting a couple of months having only won twice in twelve games.
Leeds must act quick but with due diligence too.
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