Ripples from Daniel Farke’s appointment have started to take hold at Leeds United. Marcos Abad, the club’s goalkeeping coach since 2017, will depart Elland Road.
Farke arrived with his backroom team of Eddie Riemer, Christopher John and Chris Domogalla yesterday and while none of them are goalkeeping specialists, Abad has been shown the door nonetheless, as first reported by The Athletic. The Spaniard arrived in 2017 with former director of football Victor Orta, after working alongside his compatriot in Elche and Middlesbrough.
Abad has since worked under Thomas Christiansen, Paul Heckingbottom, Marcelo Bielsa, Jesse Marsch, Javi Gracia and Sam Allardyce, but there is no space for him in Farke’s team. Farke’s goalkeeping coaches at Norwich City and Borussia Monchengladbach each predated his arrival, suggesting they are not a part of his travelling backroom staff.
