Leeds United news: Opinion - Daniel Farke's 'rhythm'

The regular refrain from Leeds United supporters after failing to win a game this season is to shout at manager Daniel Farke or type in capital letters on whichever social media platform: "WHY DONâ€TM?"

The perception for some fans is that Farkeâ€TMs substitutions always come around the 70th-minute mark and that there is a stubborn adherence to the time he feels an intervention is required. After the full-time whistle, accusations of failing to manage or influence a game to a positive conclusion then follow.

(At this point itâ€TMs worth stating Leeds have only lost two Championship fixtures.)

In the immediate aftermath of the clubâ€TMs first defeat on the road at Millwall - although many will disagree with him - Farke revealed why he was prepared to stick to his guns before bringing on winger Manor Solomon with around 20 minutes to go followed by two strikers eight minutes later.

"Not because we needed to change the rhythm of the game too much because we were all over them," he explained. That is why, while disappointed with the result, he was not upset with the performance. Why change when you believe what you are doing will prevail?

Farke went further: "The only problem was we werenâ€TMt effective in using our chances and that is why I didnâ€TMt make substitutions earlier."

With 75% possession, 14 shots and 27 touches in their opponents' penalty area, the statistics exist that show Unitedâ€TMs dominance at The Den. A failure to convert and to react to a headed knockdown is the reality of why those numbers do not add up to three points and why they stay third in the table.

If Farke is a slave to his own rhythm, the drum he bangs remains in time with the promotion beat.