[Getty Images]BBCTue, November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM UTC·1 min readBBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope believes this next run of games is "crucial" for Whites boss Daniel Farke's future at Elland Road.
Losing 2-1 to Aston Villa at home on Sunday left Leeds in the Premier League's relegation zone and with just one win in seven games.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, Pope believes there will be no "knee-jerk reaction" from the board after that defeat.
Farke's side face an ominous trip to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on Saturday, before hosting second-place Chelsea on 3 December and then Liverpool on 6 December.
"If it goes horribly wrong over the next three games, then of course they [the board] will be seriously thinking about making a decision", Pope told the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast.
"This period is crucial. It really is. And if it goes badly then clearly they are going to thinking about making a decision.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"You're not going to make a knee-jerk reaction based on the Villa game. I don't think that's how this outfit [owners] work.
"Do I think they have someone waiting in the wings to come in? I'd say no at the moment.
"This is very different now to the emotionally driven Leeds United we have seen before.
"They have to be in the race to stay up by Christmas. They can't fall way behind the run-rate, they just can't.
"One win could change it. You can't rest it on one result or defeat."
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