Presenter Conor McGilligan has slammed the Leeds United board for their shambolic organisation as they continue to search for a new manager.
What’s happening with the manager situation at Leeds?
Leeds parted ways with manager Jesse Marsch at the start of February, and assistant Michael Skubala has taken temporary charge of the team.
With no immediate replacement lined up, the club tried and failed to recruit Andoni Iraola, Marcelo Gallardo and Arne Slot, with none willing to join Leeds mid-season.
They faced a crucial game against Everton this weekend and fell to a 1-0 defeat, putting them in the relegation zone, whilst their rivals gained a crucial win.
Speaking on the One Leeds Fan Channel, McGilligan slammed the board’s arrogance in expecting to be able to easily attract a high-calibre manager, as well as their lack of foresight into finding a replacement for Marsch before his dismissal.
He said: “There’s been no plan. There have been managers with different styles, philosophies, whatever. No ideas, no plans.
“They’ve not understood that Rayo Vallecano were going to have a release clause in the contract for Iraola and the Spanish laws are different to English laws when it comes to tapping up managers.
“They have not understood that going for Gallardo though is going to be a difficult task, because apparently, Gallardo has always said that he wants to start a season with a side. Why do we not know that before sacking Marsch?
“You know, Arne Slot in a title charge with Feyenoord, but the board at Leeds United, they think we can just roll in and go, ‘we’re Leeds United, you come to us.’ That’s not how it works. Arrogance, naivety, negligence, from top to bottom when it comes to that lot. They needed to have a manager in place.”
Could Leeds go down?
Losing yet more points to relegation rivals, whilst being the only side who are yet to win since the World Cup break, are major causes of concern for Leeds.
There appears to be no breakthrough in their search for a manager, and the longer the wait goes on, the more damaging it could be.
They are currently in 19th place, and losing to Everton could end up being a blow which keeps the Toffees up at their expense.
Without a clear direction in place for Marsch’s replacement, there is the risk that the appointment made does not suit the squad, or is unable to make a quick improvement to stop Leeds from suffering relegation – and that is a direct result of the board’s lack of future planning during the late stages of Marsch’s reign.