Atmosphere inside Leeds United dressing room explained amid Daniel Farke influence — Leeds Live 11/5/26

One Leeds United insider has spoken about the impact he has seen in the squad first-hand this season

Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter

Leeds United assistant coach Edmund Riemer believes one of Daniel Farke’s biggest strengths is keeping the dressing room atmosphere at a good equilibrium during both periods of success and tribulation.

The Whites are destined for survival and help break the two-year curse of promoted clubs suffering instant relegation, alongside Sunderland. Farke appeared to be on the brink of losing his job in November before his change to a back-three formation sparked a magnificent revival.

Part of this resurgence has been down to the club’s away form, having lost just one away game since that poignant defeat at Manchester City, and Leeds go into tonight’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur unbeaten in six road trips.

This pays testament to the new-found resolve in the squad, something that was lacking for much of the first few months of the season. Farke can be credited with creating such robustness and he has since underlined why 'good mentality' was high on his summer transfer criteria.

On how Farke has managed to sustain this dressing room mood throughout the season, assistant Riemer - who was stepping in to speak to the media pre-match with the manager unwell - explained: “I think it was massive that [Farke] creates this atmosphere that you need to be always level-headed.

“You need to be - if the emotion gets too high, you need to calm everything down. And also if it doesn't go all your way. I think that's a big strength - that he's always like he is. He doesn't change.

“You're successful, he's [not] overdoing it. And if you're not successful, that he [is not] panicking and goes the other way. He's always level-headed and always realistic and always spot on.”

Even during his shaky period before the winter schedule, Farke’s demeanour has always remained consistent, steadfast and calm. Club chiefs have outlined how much they admire this characteristic - albeit the boss is keen to stress that though he may be “cool in the head”, he has “fire in the heart”.

Riemer echoed this, stating how he and his staff sometimes have cordially “heated” debates about certain subjects. He outlined: “We would always have discussions, of course, in the manager's office, and you've got sometimes heated debates, 100%.

“He always wants to hear opinions, and then he makes up his mind and makes his own conclusions.”

Riemer added of Farke, who is expected to be on the touchline on tonight after illness: “He can get flustered if in training sessions things are not going right. That’s 100% for sure, but he always is controlled, and can keep his emotions and control his emotions.”