Leeds United sun shiga kakar 2026-27 ta Premier League da gaske cikin nasara a bayansa — kuma, a karon farko tsawon lokaci mai tsawo, da jin cewa kulob ɗin ya cancanci wannan matakin.

Matsayi na 14 da suka samu a kakar da ta gabata, isowa zuwa semi-final na FA Cup, da kuma sabon kwantiragin dogon lokaci da aka rattaba wa kyaftin Ethan Ampadu hannu, duk suna nuna kulob ɗin da ke gina ba kawai yana rayuwa ba. An fara aikin gyaran Elland Road, kuma masu hannun jari na yawanci 49ers Enterprises, wadanda ake goyon baya ta hanyar haɗin gwiwar kasuwanci ciki har da Red Bull, suna saka hannun jari da manufa.

Farke ya amsa masu suka

Manaja Daniel Farke ya zo Elland Road da girgije mai tambaya a kansa — an saukar da shi sau biyu tare da Norwich City, kuma ikonsa na kiyaye ƙungiya a ɓangaren farko ya kasance mai tambaya sosai. Amma ya amsa waɗannan shakku a tsanake a 2025-26.

Juyi ya zo a watan Nuwamba, Leeds suna rasa 0-2 a lokacin hutu da Manchester City. Farke ya ƙalubalanci tsarin baya-uku wanda ya taɓa amfani da shi a kulob ɗin, sannan ƙungiyarsa ta dawo daidai 2-2 kafin ta ci kwallo a ƙarshen wasa. Canjin dabara ya canza komai: a wasannin 30 da suka biyo baya, Leeds sun sha kaye sau shida kawai. Sun isa West Ham a ranar ƙarshe ba tare da shan kaye a wasanni takwas a jere ba, sun riga sun tsira.

Wannan pragmatism ya ɗaukaka Farke zuwa kololuwar shahara a idon magoya baya, waɗanda kuma suka ga semi-final ta farko ta FA Cup a tsararraki da kuma nasara ta tarihi a Old Trafford.

Ampadu yana jagoranci

Mafi mahimman ɗan wasa a tsare-tsaren Leeds shi ne Ampadu, ɗan wasan Wales mai goge-goge 63, wanda aka daure da kulob ɗin ta hanyar kwantiragi na dogon lokaci. Ƙwazonsa, jagorancinsa, da son bayar da kansa a filin wasa na nuna duk abin da magoya bayan Elland Road ke so a cikin kyaftin ɗinsu.

Calvert-Lewin yana kawo ƙwallaye

Dominic Calvert-Lewin ya kasance daga cikin sabbin 'yan wasa mafi nasara a lokacin bazara da ya gabata, ya ƙare kakar a matsayin mafi yawan mai ƙwallo da ƙwallaye 15 a duk gasa. A fili, 13 daga cikin ƙwallayen Premier League 14 ɗinsa sun zo daga cikin akwatin — ɗan wasan da ke yin aiki yadda ya kamata.

Noah Okafor da Anton Stach ma sun burge, suna ƙarfafa hanyar kulob ɗin ta fifita ƙarfi na jiki da kwarewa a kasuwar canja wuri. Ana sa ran sabon ɗan wasa Harry Wilson ya ba da gudummawa ta ƙwallaye a kakar da ke tafe.

Tambayoyi da suka rage

Duk da kyawawan abubuwa, ƙalubale har yanzu suna nan. Matsayin mai tsaron gida ya buƙaci kulawa kafin sabuwar kakar. Akwai kuma damuwa game da bututun makarantar koyarwa — Leeds ba su ba da kyautar Matashi Mafi Kyau na Shekara a kakar da ta gabata saboda rashin isassun 'yan takarar, wanda ya haifar da tambayoyi game da lafiyar tsarin matasa da ya taɓa zama misali a kwallon ƙafa na Ingila.

Ciwon kakar ta biyu lamari ne na gaske a Premier League, kuma tarihi — ciki har da kwarewar Leeds mai ciwo bayan dawowansu a farkon shekarun 2000 — gargadi ne da ba a iya yi wa dara. Kulob ɗin ba zai iya gamsuwa ba.

Hukunci

Idan Farke zai iya kiyaye ɗalibansa masu mahimmanci daga rauni kuma ya gudanar da wani taga canja wuri mai inganci, Leeds yana da kayan aiki don ƙare a rabi na sama. FourFourTwo ya annabta matsayi na 14, ko da yake magoya baya suna ƙoƙarin yin mafarkin matsayi na 11. Tushen ya ƙarfu — yanzu sai gina a kai.