On many of the Leeds chat groups, it’s probably 50/50 re pro/anti Bielsa (anyone who criticises is plastic, not a real fan etc). I’m hoping we can get enough points to survive this season and let Marcello walk off into the sunset, having performed nothing short of a minor miracle at Leeds. Relegation would be harsh on him, but no doubt his tactical acumen has been severely dented of late. As a business LUFC will definitely want to avoid any repeat of this season next time around, but absolutely will not want to sack him given the stick they’d get. I don’t think he’ll want another season with us, but who knows?
I can’t pretend to be a fan of the utter naivety of the way we set up against the ‘big’ clubs though. It’s way past embarrassing, and I can genuinely see some of the players giving up on it, if they haven’t already? Any sort of result v Spurs is now desperately needed after Burnley beat them! > On 24 Feb 2022, at 14:25, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > > For the first time I am starting to entertain some doubts about Bielsa. > > I fear his unique system simply cannot survive implementation long term in > the Premier League. Ultimately, to ask players who, don't forget, are > nothing more than jumped-up 2nd Div journeymen to go up 1v1 game after game > against the top top players some of these clubs have (Forshaw v pogba, for > example............he may play crap and be lazy sometimes, but there is a > reason why Pogba cost 97 million quid or whatever...........he's a bloody > good footballer!) is never going to work in the long run. Plus there is a > massive flaw in the system in that the oppo CBs can just advance with the > ball. In the 2nd Div it didn't matter b/c they were crap, but players like > Matip & that Swedish lad from Man U are good players who can (and did!) > cause serious damage. > > The other thing is that Bielsa's system relies on us winning the ball in > the middle third and then slicing through them when they are "unbalanced" > (as he likes to say.) But again, the quality of players in this league are > just too good to dispossess. But in tearing in to challenge the way he > wants, we leave ourselves chasing the ball time after time while they > advance, leaving them often 5 or 6 v our back 4. No wonder they look all at > sea sometimes. > > And it doesn't bloody help when we keep losing players to > injury..........and we are denied certain penalties while the oppoes get > gifted 2 soft ones! > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 1:19 PM MATTHEW GAYNOR via Leedslist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> What evidence do we have that Bielsa is losing the players >> The crowd as Elland Road seem to be firmly behind him - i'm not sure how >> relevant the noise on social media is. >> >> Yes i'm worried for the first time - largely due to the teams below >> starting to win - but we wouldnt be better under any other manager and >> should improve in March as fixtures are better and we should start >> getting important players back. >> >> The size and make-up of the squad is a discussion for the summer - >> stubborn as he is i dont think Bielsa is immune to the need for changes. >> >> Matt >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! via Leedslist" <[email protected]> >> To: "Leeds List 2010" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, 24 Feb, 22 At 12:11 >> Subject: [LU] Not good! >> Worse than I expected. Bielsa is quickly losing the players, the fans, >> the media, everyone. Hard to see how this is going to end well for all >> involved, not without radical surgery. >> Many people who were previously short sighted to what Bielsa brings to >> the table are having their eyesight lasered. Bielsa is on some spectrum >> and we are seeing the brutal results of it now with his >> inability/unwillingness to change in light of the evidence in front of >> his/our eyes. >> We will survive this season but will not survive the next one. We might >> not even stay up this season, the way the wheels are coming off our >> bandwagon. >> Even neutral commentators are starting to speak seriously about Leeds >> being relegated this spring. Some of us have been talking about this >> increasingly-likely scenario since a few games into this season. That >> pre-season 9/1 about Leeds to be relegated is starting to look like a >> good bet. I was tempted but not tempted enough. >> No point talking about last night in detail. We all saw it with our own >> eyes, at least I did until the second penalty was conceded. I didn’t >> let the result ruin my evening, not that the wife cared a jot as I >> sobbed quietly in the corner. >> James. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >> >> Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
