Latest£7m Leeds United star should not have been on the pitch – Another Daniel Farke error in judgement
A 2-2 draw at home on Saturday meant Leeds United dropped more Championship points and have now slid down to second in the league table. Daniel Farke is receiving heat for his team selection against the Swans and is getting slammed for playing a key star when he should not have been on the pitch.
Illan Meslier has grabbed all the headlines for Leeds United after costing his side more points with another big goalkeeping error, which has absolutely infuriated the Whites fans.
However, Leeds were poor throughout the 90 minutes and very few can actually claim that Swansea didn’t deserve something from their trip to Elland Road this weekend.
Farke’s decision to stick with Meslier this season has been viewed as one of the reasons why Leeds may miss out on promotion, but some of his decisions against Swansea are also coming under the scanner after another poor result.
Ethan Ampadu returned to the squad last week after recovering from a knee injury, which kept him out of action for the last five Championship games.
There was an expectation that he would be on the bench against Swansea, but Farke got him into the starting eleven and it was evident the Leeds captain was not ready.
Michale Normanton stressed that it was clear very early that Ampadu was in no shape to play a game, but Farke was again late to decide to sub him off.
He is insistent that the Welshman is not to be blamed for his poor performance, as he should not have played because he was not fit.
