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Leeds 9/4 to finish in top half this season

Former Rotherham boss Evans is 6/4 to still in charge on the final day of this current campaign, after Rosler’s dismissal, but Cellino insisted he wished the sacked-coach well.

“I would like to thank Uwe for the effort and commitment he showed during his time here. He was incredibly professional throughout and we had a strong working relationship,” continued Cellino, who has now gotten rid of five managers since taking over last year.

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“Unfortunately, results didn’t work out for him here and we are now looking elsewhere. Uwe leaves on good terms and everybody at Leeds United wishes him well for the future.”

The club now turn to Evans for a season revival, with Leeds 9/4 to finish the campaign in the top half this term, while they are 5/2 to remain unbeaten in their next three games under new management.

Evans proud of new Leeds job

Evans guided Leeds’ Yorkshire rivals Rotherham from League Two to the Championship previously in his career and is 16/1 to win manager of the month for November, having agreed what he admits is a proud new role.

“I’m honoured and proud, but the supporters just want to see what happens on the pitch,” stated Evans, who is also odds-on 5/6 to be in charge of less than 30 games.

“The first thing we need to do is win some points and win some football matches. All I can ask the Leeds United supporters to do is to give me the benefit of the doubt.

“Perhaps I wouldn’t be the chosen manager for many Leeds United fans – I had butterflies in my stomach driving into Thorp Arch this morning.

“As I proved at Rotherham and as I proved at Crawley, if I win football matches then people will embrace me. It’s always about winning football matches.”

Leeds will come up against Evans’ former club Rotherham on November 21st and the coach is odds-on 1/7 to still have his role by that fixture, while the Whites are 2/7 to finish above their Yorkshire opposition this season in the Championship.

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