Rabiu AminuSecurity forced to intervene as furious Leeds fan tries to confront Daniel Farke in dugout
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke was approached by a furious fan as tempers flared during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
A superb double from Morgan Rogers handed Unai Emery’s side all three points at Elland Road despite Leeds opening the scoring early on.
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The defeat is Leeds’ seventh of the season and third in a row, leaving Farke’s side third from bottom in the table.
Pressure is mounting on the German and Sunday’s slip-up did little to ease tensions around Elland Road.
Tensions boiling overWith the game locked at 1-1, Farke was approached by a disgruntled fan while in his technical area, leading to security having to intervene.
It came after sections of the South Stand chanted for Farke to make substitutions.
Fans were heard singing the names of Daniel James and Willy Gnonto and demanding the Leeds boss make a substitution.
The chants were followed by a fan draped in a yellow, white and blue scarf making his way towards Farke and his backroom team.
The supporter got within a few yards of Farke before being taken into the stands by security and later ejected from the stadium.
There was as similar incident at Elland Road in 2023 when a pitch invader shoved Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe during a match and was subsequently jailed for three months.
Following Sunday’s defeat, the Leeds boss was asked about the incident to which he replied: “I didn’t see it.”
The 49-year-old did concede that he understands the anger and disappointment of Leeds fans with the team slumped in the bottom three.
The fan was ejected from the stadium after approaching the Leeds boss in his technical area
The fan was ejected from the stadium after approaching the Leeds boss in his technical area
However, he did praise his side’s endeavour in the match, saying: “I don’t have too much to complain about.”
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Asked if he felt under pressure, Farke said: “Believe me, in terms of pressure, the first day you walk into the door for Leeds United as manager, you have pressure.
“Every day, in the Championship, after each and every draw, everyone was questioned. This is not a topic for me.
“When we want to work at this level, you have to deal with pressure. If you can’t handle the heat, then don’t go into the kitchen, but this doesn’t influence our work one per cent.
“For me, it’s important that we concentrate on what we have to do, what we have to improve. We’ve shown that we have enough to be competitive in this league and also in this game.
“But the details, especially defending our goal, although we didn’t give too much away, we have to be better in the decisive moments, and this is definitely something we have to improve in order to win more points.”
Farke was pleased with his side’s performance despite being undone by a Rogers double
Farke was pleased with his side’s performance despite being undone by a Rogers double
The fixtures get no easier for the Leeds boss with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool up next for the Whites.
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