Come back even stronger’ – Leeds boss Daniel Farke remains hopeful despite play-off heartbreak
Daniel Farke is hopeful Leeds’ latest play-off heartbreak will provide extra motivation in their pursuit of a Premier League return next season.
Adam Armstrong’s 24th-minute strike settled the Championship play-off final เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย at Wembley as Southampton, who like Leeds were relegate from the top flight last year, went back up at the first attempt.
It meant a sixth consecutive play-off campaign without promotion for the Elland Road club, who lost four of their final six matches of the regular season to miss out on a two-top finish.
Farke cut a deflate figure at full-time and reveale he had to console many tearful players, but backe them to use this pain as fuel for promotion in the 2024-25 term.
Out of such days and disappointment, sometimes you learn more out of it and take extra motivation to make sure next time you are not on the wrong end again,” Farke said.
“You make sure you are also allowe to celebrate and this is obviously what my players want to do in the future.
“We feel the pain and we are deeply disappointe we are not able to send our supporters home with something to cheer about and we are not back in the promised land of the Premier League.
“One thing is for sure is the lads have no reason to dwell on that and will take this as extra motivation to come back even stronger.”
While Farke is determine to mastermind a third promotion from the second tier, having done so twice with Norwich, the reality is Leeds could be brace for a difficult summer.