Following Leeds United’s crucial 3-1 home triumph against Burnley on Friday, manager Daniel Farke is emphasizing that his squad cannot afford to relax during their final three matches of the Premier League season.
The victory elevated Leeds to 43 points, a point total that historically guarantees Premier League survival, as no club has ever been relegated with that many points in the competition’s history.
Despite the improved safety margin, Farke remains focused on maintaining his team’s competitive drive.
“Even if we should be mathematically safe before the last game day, then we would fight for each and every point,” he said. “And we want to finish as strong as possible in order to enjoy also the last game, to give our supporters more to cheer about.”
The manager described the triumph against Burnley, featuring strikes from Anton Stach, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, as a “massive” confidence builder.
“The mentality and the work ethic and the unity and the spirit in the dressing room of these lads is really second to none, and I’m just proud of what they deliver at the moment,” said Farke.
“I said before the game, 12 points to fight for, but now we have the first three under our belt, we also want to win the following nine.”
Stach, the German midfielder, broke the deadlock just eight minutes into the match with a precise long-distance effort, earning special recognition from his manager.
“He always delivers unbelievable workloads in terms of covering distance, delivers top set pieces, delivers goals, he delivers assists,” Farke said of his 27-year-old fellow countryman.
“Top mentality, strong in the duels … I think he plays an outstanding season and he deserves all the praise and is in the spotlight. Definitely one of our key players and one of our best players on this level.”
