Marcelo Bielsa

[CHAPELALLMAN]

I watched Rodrigo closely today.

Three times when tracking back he gave up

Twice Pablo chased back & caught the man he was tracking

That's the difference with the effort between our 35yo talisman & £27m Spanish international is there for all to see.

Take the effort & fire out of our bellies and we are ordinary

I read this on a site ;

Ayling gives Rodrigo a rollicking

"In the 41st minute, as the first half began to peter out, Luke Ayling’s frustrations with how the match was going shone through.

Rodrigo, not for the first time, failed to stay with his man and track back as Brighton drove up the pitch and onto the Leeds defence.

The visitors won a throw-in and while the ball was dead, Ayling made sure Rodrigo knew how unhappy he was with the work ethic and usefulness without the ball. It lasted a good 10 seconds or so."

[Irish Ian]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng ... -worksheet

Portero Problematico.

Once again Mr Squires is on the money.

[1964white]

I read this on a site ;

Ayling gives Rodrigo a rollicking

"In the 41st minute, as the first half began to peter out, Luke Ayling’s frustrations with how the match was going shone through.

Rodrigo, not for the first time, failed to stay with his man and track back as Brighton drove up the pitch and onto the Leeds defence.

The visitors won a throw-in and while the ball was dead, Ayling made sure Rodrigo knew how unhappy he was with the work ethic and usefulness without the ball. It lasted a good 10 seconds or so."

If fans saw it Rodrigo's lack of effort it wouldn't have gone unnoticed with Bielsa, Marcelo rarely changes his team but don't be surprised if Rodrigo is benched for our visit to St James Park

[Irish Ian]

If fans saw it Rodrigo's lack of effort it wouldn't have gone unnoticed with Bielsa, Marcelo rarely changes his team but don't be surprised if Rodrigo is benched for our visit to St James Park

Perhaps Leon he hasnt fully recovered from Covid?

[1964white]

Perhaps Leon he hasnt fully recovered from Covid?

Maybe Ian, shouldn't have been selected if he wasn't fit

[Irish Ian]

Maybe Ian, shouldn't have been selected if he wasn't fit

True but Covid is not fully understood and we are short on players.

Roberts has had it too I believe, and we played Koch with an injury.

[Cjay]

Pep on MB.

[CHAPELALLMAN]

Pep on MB.

Well at least £8m a year is some kind of compensation.

[Sara]

Melódica de Bamford.

[CHAPELALLMAN]

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leed ... s-19735264

[Smudge3920]

Such a class act....

Rival boss expresses support for Lampard following Chelsea sacking

Lampard built one of the best groups in English football — the whole world — and evidently that group needed development and time.

I regret that a colleague who has designed a very interesting project wasn’t able to finish it

English football, which had been a leader in the world in allowing managers time to develop their projects, has stopped doing so.

You do not need the whole article...just MB's comments to see the class and integrity he has...

[Sara]

I think Marcelo is too generous in his assumption that Lampard would build anything other than a disjointed team of overpaid superstars, no matter how much time he was given. Not forgetting also that Marcelo 'built' this brilliant Leeds team in about six weeks, without spending anything.

[billysboots]

I think Marcelo is too generous in his assumption that Lampard would build anything other than a disjointed team of overpaid superstars, no matter how much time he was given. Not forgetting also that Marcelo 'built' this brilliant Leeds team in about six weeks, without spending anything.

Marcelo is just being nice, he probably thinks Frank is a tosser the same as us.
We don’t have to be nice about it.

[Sara]

Marcelo is just being nice, he probably thinks Frank is a tosser the same as us.
We don’t have to be nice about it.

Very true. I sometimes wonder how Marcelo squares his respectful and professional demeanour with his innate honesty and not suffering of fools. That isn't at all a criticism btw.

[Lumiukko]

Very true. I sometimes wonder how Marcelo squares his respectful and professional demeanour with his innate honesty and not suffering of fools. That isn't at all a criticism btw.

It's a good point, as I know many wouldn't be as professional and respectful as MB is. At the end of the day it is because class is permanent, something Lampard sorely lacks.

[Smudge3920]

I think Marcelo is too generous in his assumption that Lampard would build anything other than a disjointed team of overpaid superstars, no matter how much time he was given. Not forgetting also that Marcelo 'built' this brilliant Leeds team in about six weeks, without spending anything.

And thats the whole point of the man isnt it Sara...lets his actions speak for him...

Marcelo is just being nice, he probably thinks Frank is a tosser the same as us.
We don’t have to be nice about it.

Very true. I sometimes wonder how Marcelo squares his respectful and professional demeanour with his innate honesty and not suffering of fools. That isn't at all a criticism btw.
Must be very difficult for him ...

[Mountain]

I don't think there are enough superlatives for Bielsa. He is a genius. And his philosophy is always right. If it doesn't always succeed, it's not because he's wrong, it's because players, refs, VAR officials, groundsmen, medical staff etc. are not up to his standards. Or else opponents have spent hundreds of millions on players. And once every now and again you get the Black Swan event, like defeats at home to Wigan.

I don't get this whole "he should buy a bigger centre half, he should tighten the defence". He has spent 40 years and hundreds of thousands of hours honing his craft, his art. Leeds United is his crowning achievement, he has transformed players, a team, a club, a city. And he has done it by insisting on a brand of football that has left critics open mouthed, that everyone says cannot work...yet it does. I wouldn't change a hair on his head, let alone suggest he change his philosophy. The only downside is, we can't replicate him, we can't keep him on to him forever. But we should enjoy every single minute he spends at the club, and thank God, Buddha or Muhammad that he has landed at Elland Road.

[Smudge3920]

I don't think there are enough superlatives for Bielsa. He is a genius. And his philosophy is always right. If it doesn't always succeed, it's not because he's wrong, it's because players, refs, VAR officials, groundsmen, medical staff etc. are not up to his standards. Or else opponents have spent hundreds of millions on players. And once every now and again you get the Black Swan event, like defeats at home to Wigan.

I don't get this whole "he should buy a bigger centre half, he should tighten the defence". He has spent 40 years and hundreds of thousands of hours honing his craft, his art. Leeds United is his crowning achievement, he has transformed players, a team, a club, a city. And he has done it by insisting on a brand of football that has left critics open mouthed, that everyone says cannot work...yet it does. I wouldn't change a hair on his head, let alone suggest he change his philosophy. The only downside is, we can't replicate him, we can't keep him on to him forever. But we should enjoy every single minute he spends at the club, and thank God, Buddha or Muhammad that he has landed at Elland Road.

Excellent post Mountain...and welcome to the forum...I concur 100% with your thoughts...

Edit... I do think he chose us and not the other way around, I think the team at the time and the club fit his vision of what he wants to truly build ...

[Carrick Dave]

Don’t know if this has been posted elsewhere:

[weasel]

I think Marcelo is too generous in his assumption that Lampard would build anything other than a disjointed team of overpaid superstars, no matter how much time he was given. Not forgetting also that Marcelo 'built' this brilliant Leeds team in about six weeks, without spending anything.

Interesting really that the only 'praise' for Lampard is that he built a team. Hardly praise as such that he bought a load of players. Not that he assmbled a team to fit a tactical plan, showed tactical awareness etc etc.