Daniel Farke insists he is staying calm as pressure grows on the Leeds boss after the defeat at Nottingham Forest left them only one point above the relegation zone.
Despite taking the lead through Lukas Nmecha, Leeds allowed Ibrahim Sangare to equalise almost immediately for Forest and then second-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson – from the penalty spot – sealed it for the home side.
As his team have lost form, Leeds fans have started to show their disappointment but Farke insisted: ‘It’s quite normal. The fanbase of Leeds United is very emotional.
‘Every time we lost a game in the Championship last season, people were doubting whether we would go up. Then we won the league with 100 points.
‘[This reaction] is what always happens after a loss and everyone has the right to be critical. We have conceded too many goals in our last two away games.
‘We have 11 points from 11 games. It’s the points average we need to stay in the league. We have never been in the relegation zone and that is also good.
Daniel Farke insists he is staying calm as pressure grows on the Leeds boss after the defeat at Nottingham Forest
The Whites have 11 points in 11 games and now sit just one point above the relegation zone
‘Before the season started, and given how the transfer window turned out, I didn’t expect that it would be a smooth ride where we cruise in mid-table and we are never in danger. Right now it’s a bit tighter.
‘We are quite calm. What the outside world wants to think, we can’t influence too much. We know what we have to do better.’
