Leeds United manager Daniel Farke's strong stance on January transfers despite obvious need at Hull City — Yorkshire Post 5/1/25
By Stuart Rayner
Daniel Farke blamed two dropped points for Leeds United on
inexperience – then refused to do anything about it.
The Whites led 3-1 with less than 20 minutes to play against
a Hull side in the relegation zone. It is a situation Championship leaders
ought to see to victory.
That Leeds did not was down in part to their inexperience,
said manager Farke – although he would not single him out, he could not hide
from the part goalkeeper Illan Meslier played too – but he vowed to stick to
his plan of building a team on youthful lines.
"It's difficult to accept how we conceded two late
goals without them having really a chance," he reflected. "They were
able to score out of situations where you normally never can score.
"We are one of the younger teams. A pretty experienced
team would have kept the ball."
The transfer window gives Farke a chance to add experience,
but he seems reluctant.
"I hope (the injured) Pascal Struijk, Ilia Gruev,
Patrick Bamford and Junior Firpo are not too far away from helping us," he
said.
"It's not like we'll sign four 35-year-old guys with
lots of experience. We decided to go with a pretty young group. We earned lots
of money in the last summer (by selling players) and decided to stick with our
young prospects.
"But you also have to accept they are not steeled in
300 battles at Championship level.