Leeds United Chat • Re: Marcelo Bielsa
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Scroll back to the 1972 FA Cup final, the Centenary final, and Leeds players kicked balls into the crowd as they emerged from the Wembley tunnel, a way to make friends and influence people. Now they do it by keeping the ball and re-cycling it relentlessly. This is Marcelo Bielsa, the global generational influence who turned up in Yorkshire...Nice article in today’s Irish Times on the great man;
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer ... 1?mode=amp
I was just thinking, in the context of the Lorimer thread, there is one thing Bielsa has done that goes under the radar. He has reconnected players with fans. In a way that few other teams at this level do, in a way that O'Leary's CL semi finalists did not do, and possibly in a way we haven't seen since the 70s. We want Phillips, Dallas, Cooper and Bamford to win not just because they play for Leeds, but they seem so...ordinary. This is the manager who deflated any egos and reminded them of their fans on the very first day, when they collected litter. We laugh at Alioski's antics, we are saddened by the Kalvin's loss, because they are not superstars. I'd rather see this group kept together and see just how far this adventure goes and not constantly push for new signings.