Daniel Farke expects ‘bumpy road through August’ after Leeds exodus

Daniel Farke says he only wants players who are ‘fully committed to Leeds’ in his squad. Photograph: Richard Sellers/Getty Images/Allstar

Daniel Farke is becoming so reacclimatised to the potholes blemishing England’s roads that he seems to regard them as something of a metaphor for his Leeds United team’s travails.

“I don’t want to sugarcoat the situation – I want to speak quite openly and honestly about it,” the German manager says. “I’m confident and in a good mood but I also know it will be difficult. I predict a bumpy road through August.”