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Leeds manager search ‘makes absolutely no sense’, says Lucy Ward

Leeds manager search 'makes absolutely no sense', says Lucy Ward - Leeds United News

Leeds United‘s inability to bring in a replacement for Jesse Marsch ‘makes absolutely no sense’, according to pundit and ex-player Lucy Ward.

The Lowdown: No Marsch replacement in sight

Jesse Marsch was relieved of his duties earlier this month, with a run of poor performances and results in the Premier League ultimately proving to be his undoing.

For now, Michael Skubala is in interim charge at Elland Road, with the 40-year-old drawing one and losing two of his three matches in charge, including at Everton on Saturday.

The search continues for Marsch’s long-term replacement, with Steven Gerrard just one of several individuals recently linked with the Elland Road vacancy.

The Latest: Ward can’t believe manager saga

Taking to Twitter on Saturday, former Leeds player Ward, who also worked in the academy set-up for nearly 20 years and is now a pundit for BBC, BT Sport and talkSPORT, was critical of the club’s failure to have a successor to Marsch lined up straight away, blasting the goings on in the Leeds board room:

“Cannot understand how Leeds didn’t get a new manager in immediately they sacked Marsch. Makes absolutely no sense.”

The Verdict: Seems like poor planning

While Leeds were right to dispatch of Marsch when they did – they had won only four league games this season when he was sacked – their handling of the situation does seem odd.

In Skubala, the Whites now have a hugely inexperienced manager in charge of a team desperately fighting to remain in the top flight, when a more renowned boss would surely make more sense – just look at Everton’s turnaround since landing Sean Dyche, picking up six of a possible nine points.

The proof is ultimately in the pudding – it could be that Skubala is retained until the end of the season – but Leeds would be wise to nail a new manager before the vital clash with Southampton at Elland Road this weekend.

Failure to win that game would further increase their chances of returning to the Championship and pressure would already be mounting on Skubala if that happened.

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