Marcelo Bielsa was fired from Leeds United on Sunday, February 27, a club that managed to be promoted to the Premier League after 16 years without competing in the highest category of English football. The poor results precipitated the decision and his replacement has been Jesse MarshallAmerican coach who comes from directing RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, which has made an unexpected confession about Bielsa leaving Ellan Road.
Marchwho has signed with Leeds until June 2025directed this Saturday his first match against leicester citywhich ended in defeat (1-0), and in his first press conference in charge of the English team, he revealed that he tried to convince the Leeds management to keep Bielsa at Ellan Road until the end of the season: “That’s how I felt. He was not ready two weeks ago to be the new coach. I wanted Marcelo to finish well with the fans and not in this way, bringing the team back to a good situation.”
The American coach has commented that when he called Victor Ortathe sports director, noted that “the group was suffering“. Now, your goal is none other than “find the way to stay in the Premier”.
Leeds United is in the sixteenth position with 23 points, two from the compromised area of the table.