Marcelo Bielsa

[davek]

You have lost me there Dave, what do you mean ?

That was what he wanted to happen by all accounts today: he wanted to take over in the summer but run the youth team now.

 

[Houghty19]

For bielsa not to have been chosen as our next manager considering he was moshiris shout he must have asked for something ludicrous that the club just couldn't provide. For instance if the suggestion of him taking over u21s is right it's no wonder he's not got the job also if he expected wholesale squad changes with the state of our finances that would be a no starter. The manager coming in will have to work within the existing squad along with maybe a couple of changes in the days left of the window. Strange though bielsa coming over for talks as you would expect both parties to have a good idea of each sides expectations.

 

[banno]

You have lost me there Dave, what do you mean ?

Apparently according to reports did not want to take over until summer but in the meanwhile bring in his staff to take over the Youth teams until he came in the summer.........Just not on, crazy.

 

[Toffeelover]

That was what he wanted to happen by all accounts today: he wanted to take over in the summer but run the youth team now.

So ho looks after us until the end of the season and avoid relegation ?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Bielsas plan there demonstrates exactly why he was never the right man, now.

Pay him/his team £11m to manage the academy. Then have an interim first team manager (who?!) who is binned off in the summer.

Cmon. Fella is a loon.

 

[Leedsfan1919]

….we are in a situation with literally days of the window left. The reality is, whoever comes in has to largely work with what we have.

When Leeds were in free fall last season, Bielsa didn’t have the coaching capacity to arrest the slide. Folk are banking on him immediately introducing a new style to this group of players. I imagine he knows that isn’t likely, but some of are fans and our owner think it is.

If anybody has time, watch Everton v Leeds towards the end of last season & look at how his struggling team play.

That's not really a good representation of his time at Leeds. We had 3 years of excellent football, excellent results and a complete turnaround.
After the 3rd year though, his methods had started to take it's toll on players in terms of both performances and injuries.
Like I said, he would have been a great fit to turn your team around in the summer, but not really the man for the job mid-season. Though I'd have Bielsa over Dyche a million times over to start your season in August.

 

[Nyhus]

If this thing about him saying he would manage the u21 until summer is true, I like him even more. The man is a nutjob and i love it.

 

[GrandOldSte117]

Bielsas plan there demonstrates exactly why he was never the right man, now.

Pay him/his team £11m to manage the academy. Then have an interim first team manager (who?!) who is binned off in the summer.

Cmon. Fella is a loon.

A loon that Leeds fans worship. Think if we gave him a proper chance here we might be the same.

 

[Llyrap]

Bielsas plan there demonstrates exactly why he was never the right man, now.

Pay him/his team £11m to manage the academy. Then have an interim first team manager (who?!) who is binned off in the summer.

Cmon. Fella is a loon.

As a loon do we not think that he would fit in?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

A loon that Leeds fans worship. Think if we gave him a proper chance here we might be the same.

As a loon do we not think that he would fit in?

Not with our owners and board, no.

He'd have lasted about a week before thinking be arsed with these clowns.

 

[Leedsfan1919]

A loon that Leeds fans worship. Think if we gave him a proper chance here we might be the same.

That's why they call him EL Loco, but yes you'd have loved him

 

[GrandOldTeam]

The fella also didn't believe he had the ability to keep this team in the league.

Non starter.

 

[beachy]

Nutjob suggestion. Would totally undermine the authority of the interim manager

 

[Llyrap]

Not with our owners and board, no.

He'd have lasted about a week before thinking be arsed with these clowns.

I am surprised that

Not with our owners and board, no.

He'd have lasted about a week before thinking be arsed with these clowns.

I am surprised that he ever interviewed given that it must be common knowledge that we are an utter mess.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Bielsas plan there demonstrates exactly why he was never the right man, now.

Pay him/his team £11m to manage the academy. Then have an interim first team manager (who?!) who is binned off in the summer.

Cmon. Fella is a loon.

No interim manager of the calibre needed to keep us up is going to accept that arrangement, so he’s essentially asking us to just accept the disaster of relegation, and to pay 1 million a month for him and his mates to not lift a finger to help.