Former Leeds United forward Andy Ritchie believes the managerial uncertainty surrounding the club will adversely affect the performance of the players, with agents also advising their clients to leave Elland Road.

Whites owner Massimo Cellino, who is known for chopping and changing managers at the drop of a hat, is reportedly not pleased with current boss Steve Evans.




Leeds presently find themselves 13th in the Championship table with 47 points from 37 games, following their 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town last weekend.

It has since been suggested that Leeds are looking to appoint former Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro in place of Evans, who only took charge of the club in October; however, Cellino said that he is unlikely to part ways with the 53-year-old before the end of the season.
 


And Ritchie thinks the continuous changing of managers will not help the Leeds players to give their best as they have to alter their style of play as per their new boss’ likings. The forward also suggested agents will be telling their clients to quit Elland Road.

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“With all this uncertainty about the manager again at Leeds United, I have got to say that it does the players no good and does not help them at all”, he wrote in his column at the Yorkshire Evening Post.

“It only adds uncertainly. Their agents will be phoning and telling the players: ‘What the hell is going on?’ and be in their ears all the time – and also saying: ‘you need to get out of the place’ because there’s no stability to produce your best form.

“You could be playing for Steve Evans one week and someone else the next week.

“That’s what agents will be saying and if I was an agent, I would be saying that as well.

“In all workplaces, if you have got someone as a manager who comes into your office week-in, week-out, you know what you are going get off him – whether it is good and bad.

“If it is bad, that’s unfortunate, but at least you know where you stand and what you are doing and you know it is uniform in terms of what you are asked to produce.

"At the moment, it seems that every six to eight weeks or whatever it is, the [Leeds] players could be asked to do something totally different by someone else.

“It’s a case of someone else possibly coming in and getting nailed down – and then two or three weeks later, the club could be thinking of doing something different again!

“You need to have clarity and stability and that is just not what Leeds are about at the minute – and haven’t been since Massimo Cellino took over.”

Leeds will next face Rotherham United in an away Championship fixture after the ongoing international break on 2nd April.