Chris Armas is not part of Leeds United’s first-team coaching staff, Javi Gracia has confirmed. The American has not been seen since Gracia’s arrival at the club last month and the head coach has stated he is not a member of his backroom staff at Thorp Arch.
Armas only arrived at Leeds in January after agreeing to join his compatriot and former teammate Jesse Marsch in the dugout at Elland Road. He was assistant to Marsch and he helped oversee the club’s FA Cup fourth round win over Accrington Stanley at the Crown Ground just a few days after linking up with the Whites.
However, Marsch was dismissed following the loss at Nottingham Forest a week later and while a several members of his backroom team departed with him, including Rene Maric and Cameron Toshack, Armas stayed. The American was part of a three-man interim team, alongside Michael Skubala and Paco Gallardo, who were asked to steady the ship while the hunt for a new head coach progressed.
