Jamie Carragher thinks Jesse Marsch is now ‘under pressure’ from Leeds United fans after they dropped into the Premier League’s relegation zone, as he told Sky Sports.
The Sky Sports pundit highlighted both Leeds United and Wolves, in particular, of the teams in the bottom three where questions might be asked – Nottingham Forest are still bottom despite being Liverpool on Saturday.
Both Leeds and Wolves endured home games to forget recently, with Fulham coming from behind to win 3-2 in Yorkshire and stand-in coach, Steve Davis, watching his side lose 4-0 to Leicester City.
One common theme between the Leeds and Wolves fans was the frustration and anger aimed towards those running the club.
Those in the Midlands have already sacked their manager – Bruno Lage was dismissed at the start of the month, which then proceeded to see two managers, including QPR’s Mick Beale turning down the Premier League post.
There are Leeds fans calling for Marsch to head for the exit door, and in truth, it wouldn’t be a surprise if it’s a large number of supporters because they haven’t won a game since August.
Nonetheless, this is what Carragher had to say about the relegation battle heading to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar next month, as he highlighted Leeds and Wolves, in particular.
“I mean you talk about them all being in a relegation fight,” said Carragher. “You certainly look at two of the teams, not just because they are in the bottom three, but there will be questions asked on the back of the weekend results.
“Jesse Marsch looks like he is under pressure from the Leeds fans. Wolves, it’s interesting, they obviously went for Mick Beale at QPR and it hasn’t happened. They have put Steve Davis in charge until 2023.
“It’s interesting the dynamic of other teams changing, getting a decent result and what exactly goes into the heads of the Wolves board then. Would that create panic because you are looking at what other clubs are doing with their managers?”
MARSCH’S TIME MIGHT BE UP
Just like at Wolves, there is no doubt that there are more problems than just the manager in the dugout.
But the Whites haven’t just won since August, but they don’t look like winning a game given the number of chances they are wasting and conceding.
Under Marcelo Bielsa, it’s the abject defending that ended up getting the legendary coach the sack, well, those problems are still here.
And there will be some who will argue that Bielsa had to deal with so many injuries and he had it much tougher than what Marsch is currently facing.
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