Kruise Leeming says Richard Agar has the complete backing of the Leeds Rhinos squad as the pressure mounts on the under fire coach. Agar admitted after the game that he was aware of the pressure on his shoulders following a torrid start to the year.
Leeds have just one win in six Super League games and their performances have hardly been much better than their results, with the defeat at Salford coming as a result of another performance littered with poor play and baffling on-field decisions.
That has left Agar under fire. But Leeming, the Rhinos captain, insists the squad have complete faith in Agar, who guided the club to Challenge Cup glory in 2020.
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When asked if Agar had the backing of the players by Jenna Brook on Sky Sports, Leeming said: "One hundred per cent.
"The club backs him, we back him, it's one of those situations where you can't turn away on your coach in situations like this. Everyone sticks together and this is where you need to galvanise. 100 per cent, we'll stick by him."
Continuing to discuss Leeds' current plight, Leeming added: "It really hurts that one. it's not like we're not trying really hard, I feel for the lads because in training it's not like a team kicking stones, we're trying really hard.
"It's just making some uncharacteristic errors. Everyone is trying and sometimes when you try too hard things don't come off. We were in a similar situation to this last year and we pulled ourselves out of it. This club has been in situations like this before, this is where you need your leaders to stand up, you don't need your leaders when everything is going really well, it's in times like this. We're going to have to stick together as a team and we'll get through it.
"I think it's hard work. Any adversity in your life gives you an opportunity and I think it's an opportunity to work hard. If we think we're working hard we've just got to keep digging deeper. Something will eventually click, the penny drops and everything falls into place and you get win after win. We just need that momentum and confidence back."
