00:00Leeds United's return to Premier League football was always expected to bring its challenges,
00:08but survival represented a successful first season back among the elite. Daniel Farker's
00:15side showed resilience throughout the campaign, especially at home, navigating difficult spells
00:22and adapting to the demands of top-flight football once again after promotion. While
00:29consistency proved difficult at times, Leeds collected enough important results to stay
00:35well clear of relegation places and secure another year in the division. Their ability
00:42to remain competitive at Ellen Road really played a major role this season, with the squad
00:48showing determination in key moments when pressure was at its highest. Survival now gives the club
00:55a platform to build rather than simply stay above water. Premier League status secured,
01:03now attention has already turned towards strengthening the squad in the summer.
01:09Here's what manager Daniel Farker said about Leeds' season.
01:16Yes, we are safe since a few game days and we have started to speak about the future and of
01:21course,
01:21this will continue also. Yes, overall for promoted sites, it's in general always important that you use
01:26a very successful first season back to build on it, to make sure that you keep your best players and
01:34you also
01:35improve the squad, because second year is very often also difficult once the algorithm of promotion is a bit away.
01:41We've also seen this with several sites,
01:43we have seen this a few years ago with ourselves, with Leeds United, but also with other teams who had
01:48this experience in recent years and for that.
01:52It's definitely something we have to speak about, but not right now, because this season has cost so much energy.
01:59I'm just happy that right now we can go home and can recharge a little bit and everyone needs a
02:04bit of downtime.
02:05I also like to recharge and then with fresh energy to build on this again. So I think it's fair
02:12to say that everyone who's connected with Leeds United can look into a bright future because the foundations are there
02:18right now.
02:18We have built, we have played a really, really solid and really, really good season by our standards, finished on
02:25position 43 games, game days to go, really safe, unbeaten ones of seven, unbeaten ones of eight lately in the
02:32league against teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, Man United, unbeaten FA Cup run in addition to that.
02:38So it couldn't be, couldn't be much better if I'm honest, but yes, it's, it's a task and the responsibility
02:44of, of all of us right now also to build on it and this is what we will do.
02:48But right now, uh, instead of speaking too early about, uh, about what will be, it's also important to recharge
02:54and to be proud of what we have achieved.
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