Eunan O’Kane outlines his initial reaction to Thomas Christiansen appointment

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Thomas Christiansen was appointed the Leeds United head coach in the summer following the departure of Garry Monk, who is now in charge of Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

Leeds United midfielder Eunan O’Kane has been quoted as saying by The Irish Times that he did not know who Thomas Christiansen was when the Spaniard was appointed in his current role.

Christiansen was appointed the Leeds head coach in the summer following the departure of Garry Monk, who is now in charge of Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

“Regardless of who it is who comes in at a football club, that person, from minute one, has your career in their hands,” The Irish Times quotes O’Kane as saying.

“I was a little bit like, ‘Thomas who?’ I didn’t know who he was but from minute one you come into training, he’s the boss. He’s the one who decides whether you stay there or you leave.

“So, it’s up to you to impress him and clearly quite a few of us have because we’ve extended our contracts and been playing.”

Christiansen is a very good manager, and the former Spain international international striker has already shown what he is capable of.

Leeds are doing extremely well at the moment and are currently at the top of the Championship table.

O’Kane is one of the most important figures in the current Whites’ team and has played well so far this season.

The West Yorkshire outfit will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Ipswich Town at Elland Road in the Championship.

Leeds will head into the match against Ipswich as favourites and should at least pick up a point from the encounter at Elland Road.