Norwich City fans will issue warnings to Leeds United supporters seeking to remove Daniel Farke as manager.
Pressure is rising on the Whites’ manager as their poor start to the Premier League season continues, with five defeats in the last six games.
Leeds fans have began to advocate for Farke’s dismissal, even though there is still time to turn things around in the top flight.
However, Norwich fans are all too aware of the perils that approach may provide.
Leeds United supporters have had enough of Daniel Farke.
According to a poll conducted by Leeds United News following their recent run of form, more than 70% of respondents wanted Farke to leave.
Despite this, the German does not feel any unnecessary pressure.
He told Sky Sports after the club’s most recent defeat: “Believe me, in terms of pressure, the first day you walk into the door for Leeds United as manager, you feel it.
“Every day during the Championship, after every draw, everyone was questioned. This is not a topic for me.
“When we want to operate at this level, we need to deal with pressure. If you can’t stand the heat, don’t enter the kitchen; yet, this has no effect on our work.”
Recent results elsewhere have pushed the Yorkshire club into the relegation zone, with only 11 points from 12 games, despite being only four points behind Newcastle United, who are presently in 14th place.
That, however, may be precisely why Leeds fans believe a change is necessary now, when the teams listed above remain within reach, but Norwich stands as a warning example.
Norwich City has been in this identical predicament previously.
Farke took over at Norwich in 2017, and led the Canaries to the Championship title in his second season in charge.
They were immediately demoted, but rebounded the following season for a second chance at Premier League football.
Farke was stripped of his duties at this time in his second season, with only five points in 11 games.
Norwich were so determined to turn their season around with a new strategy that they fired the German coach on the eve of the club’s first Premier League win of the season, a 2-1 triumph against Brentford.
Norwich City should act as a warning for Leeds United.
Spoiler: they did not turn their season around.
next Farke’s departure, Norwich appointed Dean Smith, who won only four more games as the Canaries ended dead bottom, before being fired midway through the next Championship season.
Farke had been in charge for more than four years before he was fired, and with Philippe Clement, the Canaries are now on their seventh permanent manager in that period.
The Norwich hierarchy may have grown bored of Farke’s yo-yoing between leagues, but the club has never been as successful since under any other manager.
And now, following a disastrous Liam Manning era, the Canaries are gazing down with concern at League One rather than up at the Premier League with hope.
The club’s best post-Farke period, under David Wagner, was cut short in the play-offs in 2024 by none other than Farke’s Leeds.
Things may not look good for Leeds right now under Farke, but as Norwich fans will warn, things might get a lot worse rapidly.
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