The whole article does leave you feeling that , for once, we have got things
right at ER and that things are looking up. I think it is the first time for a
long time, that I am genuinely excited and looking forward with real optimism
as opposed to wishful thinking.
His knowledge of the Championship , albeit theoretical rather than practical,
seems amazing. He is clearly putting in the hard work and so far the players
are doing the same with extra training and the fact that "The statistics show
the players ran more, on average, across their six pre-season games than they
did in league matches last season."
Having said that I can still see it going to pieces and quite quickly - I can
easily see us getting hammered 4 or 5 nil on Sunday and him walking out on
Monday!
Equally there are suggestions that his teams run out of steam towards the end
of a season and we all know that the Championship is the longest most arduous
league in the world.
Dave
From: Michael ALCOCK <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2018, 12:54
Subject: Re: [LU] Bilesa from Guardian - brilliant (if true)
I really hope it is true. I’m more excited about this season than I have been
for years. It really does feel like we’re iving things a real go...
On Sat, 4 Aug 2018 at 12:28, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
Marcelo Bielsa had a question. The new Leeds manager wanted to find out how
hard the average supporter had to work to pay for a ticket to watch the team.
How many hours did he or she have to put in? It was unclear what kind of
calculations went into the answer but one was provided. It would be about
three.So the Argentinian called his players together and he told them that, for
the next three hours, they would be picking up litter from around the club’s
Thorp Arch training ground. He wanted them to learn a lesson; to appreciate how
the fans laboured to fulfil their passion.t was classic Bielsa on many levels,
taking in his empathy for the worker, his fixation with discipline and team
spirit and, above all, the quirkiness and unpredictability that has led to the
“El Loco” nickname. The 63-year-old is not crazy. It is just that his obsessive
nature, ferocious intensity, eccentricities and refusal to adhere to convention
can make him seem that way.When Bielsa strode into Leeds on 15 June to replace
Paul Heckingbottom, it quickly became clear the club would never be the same
again. The stories of Bielsa’s attention to detail are already legendary. He
runs his forefinger across various surfaces at Thorp Arch to check for dust,
invariably being appalled at what he finds, while he once inquired why there
was a bootprint on a wall – about half a yard from the floor.It was explained
to him that, perhaps, it was the result of somebody leaning back against it,
with his or her foot up. “That shows the person is not concentrated on their
work! Unacceptable!” Bielsa exclaimed. Leeds have had and do have bigger
problems than the odd dirty mark but this is Bielsa, the perfectionist, and
this is how he intends to drag the club up by their bootlaces: little bit by
little bit.
Full article -
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/04/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa
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