The Managerial Merry Go Round™

[Guest neesy111]

Just now, SiLvOR said:

Oh, is he? Bollocks

Apparently, he's been linked with them all season.  Probably some arrangement done like with Sane.

[McDog]

Raphina has been a bit off form but he's got great talent for sure. Played fantastic earlier in the year, at least in the matches I watched.

 

 

[TRon]

Just now, SiLvOR said:

Leeds were likely fucked if he had stayed. Think whatever happens to them, we should be all in for Raphina in the summer.

 

I'll be interested to see if a new manager can come in and make that team look better mind. I don't think they have a great squad, and just playing more defensively isn't going to solve their goal scoring problem. It might be enough for this season, but I still think longer term they will become a poorer team.

[Guest neesy111]

I'm unconvinced that Leeds were buying the players Bielsa wanted.  They have a bit of structure above him and Daniel James signing was strange all round.

 

 

Edited February 26, 2022 by neesy111

[joeyt]

He's chased Dan James for years though hasn't he

[Manxst]

Just read that Bielsa is the 4th highest paid manager in the league on £8m p/a. Fucking hell. 

 

[Manxst]

9 minutes ago, neesy111 said:

 

He's off to Bayern in the summer.

Nah. They wanted him to replace Coman but he’s signed a new contract now. 

[maybe_next_year]

3 minutes ago, Manxst said:

Just read that Bielsa is the 4th highest paid manager in the league on £8m p/a. Fucking hell. 

 

 

His coaching staff are directly paid by Bielsa himself rather than being employees of Leeds though, so they're included in that figure. 

[Manxst]

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. 

[Dinho lad]

Like a said before, an overrated manager. 

 

Shame he's left. 

[TRon]

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?

 

 

[Manxst]

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.

[joeyt]

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

[Danh1]

Interesting to see where they go next, naturally hope they continue to struggle. 

[Dinho lad]

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. 

[Minhosa]

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. 

[Nobody]

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. 

[The Butcher]

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.

[The Bonk]

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.  

[Manxst]

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.

[Big River]

Leeds fans are gutted, which should tell us everything we need to know.

[Manxst]

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? 

[Kid Icarus]

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

[geordie_b]

10 minutes ago, The Bonk said:

They fucking schooled us last year 5-2, was embarrassing.  

 

[Nobody]

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.