Leeds United’s chances of promotion may suffer as a result of the EFL’s recent rulings.
It’s been a contentious season, and Leeds fans will hope that if they win promotion, things will change in the Premier League.
This is not certain, but there have been some perplexing discoveries recently, including no yellow card after 43 fouls at Elland Road, which sums up the status of refereeing.
Pascal Struijk has alluded to VAR, indicating that the Dutchman is eager to have it at Leeds’ disposal next season.
Daniel Farke will be irritated by the constant announcements against the Whites, and his annoyance may worsen if a similar situation occurs.
EFL announces Leeds United versus Preston match for April.
The Championship promotion run-in is now underway, so announcements are coming thick and fast.
Tim Robinson has been appointed referee ahead of Saturday’s game against QPR, which indicates danger for Leeds, who have a poor record when Robinson is in charge.
But, further down the line, the EFL has stated that Leeds’ match against Preston on April 12th will be televised, with the kick-off time altered to 12:30 pm.
This will exacerbate Leeds fans’ dissatisfaction, but what Farke has previously said may indicate that the Whites manager has reached the end of his patience with the EFL.
Farke has raised ‘concern’ with the Leeds vs Preston announcement before.
Leeds are frequently given these ridiculous kick-off timings after playing in the middle of the week.
This will simply add to the squad’s workload and will undoubtedly have an impact on their fitness levels at such a critical point in the season.
Leeds appear to be the only team dealing with these ridiculous times, and it is absolutely not sustainable.
Farke stated the timing was ‘crazy’ last campaign, and it appears that nothing has changed, since he reiterated this argument in February.
In his pre-match press conference before Leeds’ match against Watford last month, Farke described the ‘concern’ that comes with these adjustments.
“First of all, I always hope the fixture schedule is positive for our supporters; it’s a supporters game, and you give them the opportunity in terms of travel times to make it for the games,” says Farke.
“If you only focus about TV and not the fans who come to the stadium, you will eventually lose the love of our following. This is my first worry.
“When it comes down to basic sense, all fans want the greatest players on the field and recovered; they want to see a proper product, proper football quality.
“If you’re just back in the early hours of Thursday morning and play Saturday, you have to have more changes and rotate.”
Don’t expect the Preston game to be the Whites’ final rescheduled game this season, since the EFL’s decisions are getting unimaginable at the present.
Who knows what they’ll do next for Farke and Leeds.
