the tactical flexibility of playing the back three well and creating the never giving up approach has been Farkes biggest achievement this season and answers the critique aimed at him during the first two seasons of his ER tenure, so for many this season the view expressed would be that he has actually evolved as a coach and his bold system change implemented has elevated several individual players he specifically wanted in with the right personalities that he could work on, particularly Stach and DCL who crucially had to be kept fit and buttered up into keeping their confidence high in said system, hence his decision to keep them in the starting line up when maybe others could or should have been in but thats down to knowing players inner personalities 24/7 and how they react into getting the best out of them.

i cannot argue with the merits of how he plays his cards as we are still very much a work in progress. the gap between good and great is usually attention, not ability and that is what his present squad has and notably with no egos in among them.
its small details that win or lose during the moments of a game which are down to individual players on the pitch which no manager has control of and such moments define outcomes.

its within the confines of training pitches in how good coaches help translate attention, intensity and intent into everyday language for players, particularly younger ones and again you can see which current Leeds players have bought into that scenario. sadly some players cannot produce a run of games using required full intensity so behind the scenes they have been managed carefully this season and i am sure better alternatives are being sort who hopefully can provide the blood and thunder approach that many fans yearn for.

not going to knock Farkes approach but his methodical, focused approach into teaching his teams correctly focuses on building a clear vision through consistency, repetition with the importance of a structured, possession based tactical philosophy which some refer as tippy tappy football.
for me such a coaching style is requisite for technical discipline as high level tactical intelligence is just as important as pure athleticism with the ultimate aim of making players proactive and intelligent on the pitch at all times as teams will have their own strengths to offer.

Farkes theory is simple with our current squad as in he wants his players to move based on the team structure rather than relying on individual instinct which ensure players understand their roles within the systems we set up in which are basically
passing patterns constantly rehearsed at TA usually 48 hours before a match to which shows on match day with the constant input from our full backs heavily involved in all areas of the pitch, which for me is exciting football when opportunity allows.

could say more but its looking promising on the incoming player front who hopefully can move us up another pl notch. the concept of total football is intelligence over intensity thus encouraging players to act as technicians who control the tempo of the game, rather than just running continuously is what I believe Farke is is trying to instill and has succeeded in doing thus far for me, anyway.
not quite PSG yet but even they show what can be done with above said raw implemented ingredients from a squad with no egos.

MOT