Paul Heckingbottom suggests his players don’t understand that their Leeds futures are on the line every single day.
Speaking to a pre-match press conference and quoted by Leeds Live, Paul Heckingbottom has admitted that his Leeds United players are at risk of being given the chop this summer unless they prove their worth to the side.
There is already a hint of pressure on Heckingbottom after picking up just five points from his first five Championship games since replacing Thomas Christiansen at Elland Road last month.
Leeds host high-flying Championship leaders Wolves on Wednesday and the 40-year-old will want a result and a good performance after both were lacking in Friday’s 3-0 demolition by Middlesbrough at The Riverside.
Some of the Whites players, such as Pierre-Michel Lasogga, have improved since Heckingbottom took the reins, but quite a few have also been hugely disappointing.
And the former Barnsley boss has suggested via Leeds Live that some of his troops aren’t making the most of their chances to leave a positive impression on him, both during games and in training.
Asked if the United lads are playing for their futures in Yorkshire, Heckingbottom said: “You always are, you always are, regardless because one game can change a manager’s thoughts, can change your confidence, your belief, a watching scout, a watching manager’s opinion of you, both positively and negatively.
“You’re always doing that. Every day, every day in training. I’d love everyone to understand that and really think about it every day before you come into work, that is what’s at stake really, it is.”
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