Timing was against Leeds United when it came to appointing Jesse Marsch’s replacement. When Victor Orta went looking for a full-time successor with the kind of track record he liked, there would prove to be nobody ticking all the boxes he wanted.
Those coaches who were available were not initially deemed better options than Michael Skubala keeping the reins on an interim basis. While those considered the right candidates could not be extracted from their clubs or their self-imposed breaks from work.
It was February and the wrong side of the season’s halfway mark. Those coaches pulling up trees with their clubs did not want to walk away from trophies, while others did not fancy the idea of a relegation fight with so little time to have a material impact before judgement day in May.
