Daniel Farke’s comments on Joel Piroe at Leeds United press conference
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke gave an answer in excess of 13 minutes about his usage of Joel Piroe in his press conference on Friday.
Farke was asked about the prospect of using Piroe as an out-and-out number nine having only utilised him in a deeper role so far this season.
Piroe has endured a quiet couple of matches in the last week which has prompted question marks as to whether he should be playing ahead of Georginio Rutter.
In both games against Southampton and Queens Park Rangers, Piroe has been substituted with a significant amount of time left in each of them.
Farke, though, leapt to the defence of how he has used Piroe so far, referring to his pressing, finishing, other options in attack and ability to run in behind as reasons behind what he has done.
Leeds fans praise Farke ‘masterclass’ on Piroe
“Daniel Farke just delivered a masterclass, never want to hear about Piroe playing as a nine again,” one fan said.
Another simply wrote: “Daniel Farke is incredible.”
A third added: “Daniel Farke in his pre-match presser… what a man. Backs his players to the last. Top gaffer.”
While a fourth posted: “Daniel Farke, that was a top press conference.”
“Daniel Farke impresses me more every day. Norwich fans must be seething,” another tweeted.
Someone else commented: “Daniel Farke putting everyone in their place regarding the strikers debate in one glorious hit, absolutely love to see it.”
Class from Farke
Farke requested for this to be the last time anyone asks about his usage of Piroe and given the detail he put into his answer, it feels like it will be.
While there certainly can be ways to get Piroe more involved in matches, his reasons behind what he is doing make sense.
If Farke wants to press high, there is little point having him leading the line as out of possession, he can fairly redundant in comparison to Rutter.
What can be improved is Piroe getting into the box more often when Rutter is dropping deeper himself, otherwise Leeds are left without a box presence.
