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·5 July 2025
Stuart Dallas believes Daniel Farke is the perfect manager for Leeds United upon Premier League return

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·5 July 2025
Leeds United are back in the Premier League after two seasons away, and manager Daniel Farke will be desperate to keep them up beyond next season as they look to establish themselves as a mainstay in the English top-flight. The Elland Road club spent three seasons in the Premier League upon returning ahead of the 2020-21 campaign having spent 16 years outside of the division, and they have plans to stay longer this time around. Farke would fancy his chances of making Leeds a regular team in the top-flight despite the critics, and former Whites star Stuart Dallas is convinced he is the perfect man for the job.
“He’s been brilliant. He’s remained calm throughout his whole time here and didn’t panic when things were going against him,” Dallas told the Sun.
“Having worked with him I know exactly how he is and what he says in the media and how he acts is exactly the same and thats brilliant for players.
“When he stuck his neck on the line and said that he was 100 per cent convinced that Leeds would get promoted, as a player that would give me a lot of confidence to go and perform.
“It’s definitely the right decision to keep him. What he’s achieved over back-to-back Championship seasons can’t be topped.
“He’ll have learned from his mistakes in the Premier League before with Norwich and is going to be obviously backed a bit better hopefully.”