In the wake of four defeats in five league games, could defeat against Derby put Thomas Christiansen’s job at Leeds United at risk?
With David Brooks’ late goal for Sheffield United on Friday sealing a fourth defeat in five league games, the pressure is mounting on Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen to turn his side’s fortunes around.
After a blistering start to the 2017/18 Championship campaign, The Whites have tailed off recently and following defeats at the hands of Cardiff City, Sheffield Wednesday and Reading in recent weeks, have slipped to 5th in the table, whilst also being knocked out of the Carabao Cup last week by Leicester City.
Striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga has struggled to replicate the potency shown on his debut when he netted twice against a lacklustre Burton Albion side, whilst Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper have been in and out of the side due to multiple factors.
On Saturday The Whites will welcome a Derby side who are unbeaten in six games and on a three-game winning streak to Elland Road, where defeat could possibly spell the end for Thomas Christiansen at Leeds United.
We’re still yet to discover just how patient Andrea Radrizanni will be in charge at Leeds, but a sixth defeat in eight games would put Christiansen at real risk of the sack, especially considering the money spent in the summer on bringing the likes of Samu Saiz, Ezgjan Alioski and Felix Weidwald to the club.
The Dane’s business has been very patchy so far, with a host of signings including Pawel Cibicki, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Jay-Roy Grot and Matthew Pennington all finding first-team opportunities extremely limited.
Defeat at the hands of Derby might not be the final nail in Christiansen’s coffin, although it would really pile the pressure on the former APOEL boss.
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