Michael Skubala could be forgiven for experiencing a few sleepless nights lately. The Leeds United U21s boss was thrown well and truly into the deep end at Thorp Arch this week when he was asked to take over first-team duties following the dismissal of Jesse Marsch.
The former school teacher has little to no experience of coaching at a first-team level and he certainly wasn’t equipped or prepared to take on the role of a Premier League manager when he sat down with Victor Orta and Angus Kinnear on Monday afternoon. Just 24 hours after being handed the reins, alongside Chris Armas and Paco Gallardo, Skubala was taking his first press conference as a co-caretaker manager.
He was the man asked to field questions from the national and worldwide media and he was the man providing the club’s voice as the search for a new manager got underway. Skubala took the responsibility in his stride, though, and he did the same when he took the Whites to Manchester United on Wednesday night.
