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title: "Leeds: Tim Sherwood not expecting to see Michael Skubala in charge against Southampton"
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published: "2023-02-19T13:20:38Z"
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# Leeds: Tim Sherwood not expecting to see Michael Skubala in charge against Southampton

**Sky Sports pundit Tim Sherwood isn’t expecting [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) caretaker Michael Skubala to remain in temporary charge against Southampton next weekend.**

### The Lowdown: Everton defeat

It was confirmed in the week that Skubala would continue to lead first-team duties after back-to-back fixtures with Manchester United.

The Whites have yet to secure Jesse Marsch’s long-term successor and fell to another Premier League defeat on Saturday against Everton. A 1-0 win for the Toffees took them out of the bottom three, with Leeds now sitting in 19th place.

### The Latest: Sherwood’s comments

Talking live on [Sky Sports Soccer Saturday](https://www.skysports.com/soccer-saturday) after the game, relayed by [MOT Leeds News](https://motleedsnews.com/news/sky-sports-pundit-expects-michael-skubala-to-be-removed-as-leeds-united-board-panics-after-defeat-at-everton/), Sherwood was asked by Jeff Stelling if he could see a difference under Skubala. Sherwood thinks that will be the last we see of Skubala, and therefore a potential change ahead of next weekend’s crucial clash with Southampton.

*“No, not at all.* *I think that’s the last we see of Michael Skubala to be honest. I think they’ll react, you know what owners and chairman are like, they panic.*

*“I think they’ll make a decision, I think they need a manager in there as soon as possible to give them a chance, especially in light of the results we’ve seen today.*

*“They’ve got dragged right back into it. I think he’ll go back and do the \[under\] 21s. It’s been a tough job for him, he’s had two very difficult games but they performed better against Manchester United than they did today.*

*“It was almost a must-win game for them, it was a winnable game, it was there for the taking but you have to give credit to Everton.”*

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### The Verdict: Win or bust…

Next weekend’s meeting at Elland Road against the Saints is huge, so if Leeds are to bring in a new manager ahead of that game, they could do with getting it finalised as soon as possible, meaning it could be a busy few days for majority owner Andrea Radrizzani.

The Whites are without a Premier League win since November, and you could argue that anything but three points may spell the end for the club’s time in the top flight.

Skubala’s side [failed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64607246) to register a single shot on target against Everton, so it could be a wise decision to look at a new interim or long-term appointment, with the games starting to run out for Leeds, who are now on just [19](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) points after [23](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) games, winning fewer games ([4](https://www.premierleague.com/tables)) than any side in the division.