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And Australian national team striker Mark Viduka revealed to the English daily "The Mirror" that in the past two years the atmosphere in the team dressing room has not been good - there is always some kind of tension, and this season some players have already lost the desire to fight for survival.
The 28-year-old player also stated that the problems began when two team players - Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer - had legal issues.
"The main reason for our poor performance is our attitude - we think 'whatever will be, will be'," the Australian said. "Instead, we should understand that only we can lift the team out of the crisis, and we should look for the causes of failures within ourselves."
"In recent years, there has been some kind of tension even during training," said the Leeds player.
Recently, Leeds signed a new contract worth more than 100 million litas with the sportswear manufacturer Diadora for 5 years.
Meanwhile, another English newspaper "The Sun" reported that Middlesbrough coach Steve McLaren will try to acquire Viduka this summer, as he is also being eyed by the Italian club AS Roma. The amount for which financially troubled Leeds would agree to sell one of their stars is believed to be around 20 million litas.
