Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, maybe_next_year said: His coaching staff are directly paid by Bielsa himself rather than being employees of Leeds though, so they're included in that figure. Blimey. That’s unusual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Like a said before, an overrated manager. Shame he's left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, maybe_next_year said: His coaching staff are directly paid by Bielsa himself rather than being employees of Leeds though, so they're included in that figure. I wonder if Steve Bruce paid the wages of the other Steves on his coaching staff while he was on his rolling contract at Newcastle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, TRon said: I wonder if Steve Bruce paid the wages of the other Steves on his coaching staff while he was on his rolling contract at Newcastle? Paid them in annual leave days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dinho lad said: Like a said before, an overrated manager. Shame he's left. He's done a brilliant job at Leeds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Interesting to see where they go next, naturally hope they continue to struggle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, joeyt said: He's done a brilliant job at Leeds Yes, he got them up (eventually), but so what? Hughton's done that too. Hughton is rated justly but Bielsa is a bit overrated. But anyway, this is not about Leeds solely; Bielsa's career is defined by' half-done' jobs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Have to say, I’ve loved watching this Leeds team under him. They’ve been pure entertainment. He’s been a breathe of a fresh air imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Provided we're still in it, the Premier League is better for having Leeds in it than someone like Brentford or Burnley, so would like them to stay up. I'm really not sure whether Bielsa going is a good thing or not for them though. It didn't happen last year, or their final championship season, but Bielsa is infamous for his teams being way worse in the second half of the season, presumably because all the players are knackered due to his style of football and training. If that's the case now, then bringing someone else in probably isn't going to sort things out for the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Love Bielsa's gung-ho football, but it's really naive and I can't believe he hasn't done more to change Leeds' defensive approach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Minhosa said: Have to say, I’ve loved watching this Leeds team under him. They’ve been pure entertainment. He’s been a breathe of a fresh air imho. They were awesome when they first came up, no fear, played open and ran their collective bollocks off. What we're seeing this season is a lack of adaptation to the squad available. They fucking schooled us last year 5-2, was embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Bielsa has spent more than I thought at Leeds- Rodrigo 30m, Llorente 20m, Raphinha 18m, Costa 18m, James 29m, Firpo 15m, Harrison 13m, Koch 13m- all without bringing any cash in via sales of players in return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Leeds fans are gutted, which should tell us everything we need to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, HUGZ said: Leeds fans are gutted, which should tell us everything we need to know. That they have Stockholm Syndrome and don’t know any better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) He's done an excellent job there, essentially got them in the position where they had something to lose and could press the panic button. Really enjoyed watching them, they're basically when you set your tactics to ultra attacking on FIFA from kick off. Edited February 26, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Bonk said: They fucking schooled us last year 5-2, was embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Manxst said: Bielsa has spent more than I thought at Leeds- Rodrigo 30m, Llorente 20m, Raphinha 18m, Costa 18m, James 29m, Firpo 15m, Harrison 13m, Koch 13m- all without bringing any cash in via sales of players in return. That just seems like par for the course for any championship team that want to stay in the Premier League these days. Raphinha for 18m is an absolute bargain like. Would be over the moon if we signed him for twice that in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, geordie_b said: Spoiler tag that filth man Don't mind laughing at Baconhead, but I need to be prepared for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: He's done an excellent job there, essentially got them in the position where they had something to lose and could press the panic button. Really enjoyed watching them, they're basically when you set your tactics to ultra attacking on FIFA from kick off. Getting spanked 6-0, 4-0 week in/out suggests that he hasn’t done an ‘excellent’ job at all. Just because they attack at all costs, means nothing if they end up relegated. Imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nobody said: That just seems like par for the course for any championship team that want to stay in the Premier League these days. Raphinha for 18m is an absolute bargain like. Would be over the moon if we signed him for twice that in the summer. Yeah, it seems that way now. But Raphinha was bought for a loss from Rennes from what they purchased him for. It was a gamble at the time. Compare those figures to our own prior to the last transfer window.- they’ve spent more than us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Manxst said: Yeah, it seems that way now. But Raphinha was bought for a loss from Rennes from what they purchased him for. It was a gamble at the time. Compare those figures to our own prior to the last transfer window.- they’ve spent more than us. Everyone has spent more than us man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Manxst said: Getting spanked 6-0, 4-0 week in/out suggests that he hasn’t done an ‘excellent’ job at all. Just because they attack at all costs, means nothing if they end up relegated. Imo. He got Leeds from perpetual Championship bottlers to getting promoted and being the most exciting team to watch in the Premier League. Coming unstuck now doesn't change any of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Nobody said: Everyone has spent more than us man I know. But folk are going on about Bielsa like it’s the second coming of Keegan. I don’t see the attraction in all honesty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Didn't some of the bigger named younger foreign managers credit Bielsa as a big influence/mentor to them? I seem to recall Pochettino and maybe Guardiola mentioning him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, Armchair Pundit said: Didn't some of the bigger named younger foreign managers credit Bielsa as a big influence/mentor to them? I seem to recall Pochettino and maybe Guardiola mentioning him? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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