Simon Jordan has disagreed with Danny Murphy's claim that Leeds United should get rid of Javi Gracia.
Gracia collected three wins from his opening six Premier League games prior to back-to-back thrashings against Crystal Palace and Liverpool respectively.
Leeds have leaked 11 goals in their last two games, and have now conceded more goals than any other Premier League club this season (60).
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The Whites' recent collapse has cast doubt over their survival prospects, and Murphy says Gracia looked like a "rabbit in the headlights" during the Liverpool game.
"The reason I said the Leeds one, which is not normally what I'd say to somebody who has just gone in there, and get rid of him so quick, but two games, 11 goals conceded," the former Liverpool midfielder told talkSPORT.
"And the body language, poor. The problem is, the players [looked] like they didn't believe in what they were doing. Lack of confidence can show that sometimes but they didn't look like they believe.
"He looked a little bit like a rabbit in the headlights. He made the changes when the game was lost, but the toxic nature of the stadium is very difficult for players to play in when it turns like that."
Defeats for the four clubs directly below Leeds in the table last weekend ensured that they remain two points clear of danger. And Jordan is convinced that Gracia has done a better job than Marsch would've done had he stayed at Elland Road, and is confident that they won't get relegated.
"Let's get it right, the results that he's got. Getting beat 5-1 by Palace and getting beat 6-1 by Liverpool, you are going to have nothing other than a toxic environment because who wants to see a team shipping six at home," Jordan responded.
"But in previous games, they've done the job against Forest at Elland Road, they did the job that they required to do against Wolverhampton Wanderers, they got a decent point against Brighton.
"I actually quite like him as a manager. He did a decent job at Watford, they got smashed to bits by Man City in the FA Cup final, and ultimately the season started not so brightly and he got the Watford treatment.
"In this instance, I think he talks a lot of sense. He's quite stoic, he's quite solid, and I think he would've done a better job than Jesse Marsch, and I don't think that Leeds will get relegated."
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