Daniel Farke fires warning to Millwall ahead of Leeds United clash
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Daniel Farke fires warning to Millwall ahead of Leeds United clash
Farke made a confident claim about his side ahead of tomorrow’s clash at The Den.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Leeds United manager Daniel Farke believes his team can secure points anywhere in the Championship at their best, giving Millwall a warning ahead of their clash.
- Despite a disappointing start to the season, Leeds should be a stronger team after the international break, with new signings adding depth and quality to the squad.
- It is difficult to predict the outcome of the game against Millwall, but Leeds have the potential to secure three points if they perform at their best, although a draw seems like a likely outcome given the need for the team to gel.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has claimed his side can go anywhere in the Championship and pick up points when they are at their best, firing this warning to Millwall ahead of tomorrow’s clash.
The Whites have had a mixed start to the season, winning just one of their five league games, drawing three, and losing one.
Although they have only lost one league game, the Whites will be disappointed that they did not score more points when they had a decent chance.
Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion, and Sheffield Wednesday were all viewed as beatable opponents at home, but they couldn’t take advantage and win against any of the three.
The fact they managed to beat high-flyers Ipswich Town is impressive – but they can’t be pleased with their season so far – especially after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Salford City.
In fairness to the Whites, they had a disrupted summer because their takeover saga dragged on, but they should now be a much better version of themselves after the international break, even after losing quite a few key men during the previous window
Leeds United – 2023/24 Signings | ||
---|---|---|
Player Name | Signed From | Loan/Permanent |
Joel Piroe | Swansea City | Permanent |
Ethan Ampadu | Chelsea | Permanent |
Ilia Gruev | Werder Bremen | Permanent |
Glen Kamara | Rangers | Permanent |
Djed Spence | Tottenham | Loan |
Karl Darlow | Newcastle United | Permanent |
Sam Byram | Norwich City | Permanent |
Jaidon Anthony | AFC Bournemouth | Loan |
Joe Rodon | Tottenham | Loan |
They did manage to bring in quite a few players in return though, with the likes of Ethan Ampadu, Joel Piroe and Djed Spence likely to give the West Yorkshire outfit a good chance of being in the top six.
What did Daniel Farke claim ahead of the Millwall game?
Despite their poor start, Farke’s team is still in a great position due to their excellent squad.
This is one of the reasons why the ex-Norwich City manager is confident in his team’s ability to compete on the road while still respecting the Lions.
“I’m really respectful because his (Gary Rowett) side always plays with a lot of spirit, a lot of aggressiveness, a lot of team spirit, and they go for it,” he told Leeds Live.
“They’re always well-structured, pretty good defenders, so that some momentum in the last games, four points in the last two games, we’re very respectful.”
“But we also know when we are there at our best, it’s tough place to go, but when we are there at our best we have a chance to win points wherever we go and this is also our topic, we want to concentrate on our performance, pretty respectful and also aware of the strengths of Millwall but we want to be there with the best possible performance.
“If we are capable to bring it on the pitch then we have also good chance to win points.”
Will Leeds United secure a win against Millwall tomorrow?
This is a very difficult game to predict because the Lions have managed to get themselves back on track following their damaging defeat away at Norwich City.
But they have been beaten at The Den a couple of times this term and that should give Leeds enough confidence to put in a good performance in the English capital.
It also can’t be forgotten that they will have some of their new signings at their disposal.
Although it may take a bit of time for them to get on the same wavelength as Leeds’ other players, their presence alone should give the Whites a boost.
And it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them come away with the three points. But Leeds still need time to gel, so a draw seems like a likely outcome.
Anything can happen in football though.