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B_Ød

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1110 på: April 26, 2019, 14:29:46 »

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Bielsa says the players have coped with the pressure because they will not be able to reproduce the performances this year in another season. They have given everything. #lufc

Kan bare gå nedover med disse spillerne?

Skal vi tolke dette som et krav til sjefene om at stallen må styrkes om Bielsa skal bli værende?

rareste jeg har lest..håper og tror dette er et misfostått utsagn..eller feiltolket så det holder.

Nå kan jeg ikke spansk, men det var dette Lamrani sa i hvert fall. Ved minst to tilfeller faktisk. Flere på Waccoe tolker det som at vink til Radrizzani om å investere i spillerstallen.

burde vel vært tatt på kammerset først dette i så fall.
Ups & Ups!!

willum

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1111 på: April 26, 2019, 14:30:42 »
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Bielsa has gone on to say that the signing of Daniel James would have led to automatic promotion. But, he recognises the club did everything to bring him to #lufc



Kniv i hjertet.

Ikke Hay sin oppfatning:

Interesting from Bielsa on transfers: said there were "things we couldn't get" but adamant that it wasn't the fault of the club. Said they did everything they could. Spoke specificially about Dan James but said Leeds should have finished top two with or without him. #lufc

auren

Det er ikke nødvendigvis motstridende. Man kan mene Leeds uansett burde endt på topp 2, men at James ville sikret det.

auren

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1112 på: April 26, 2019, 14:35:23 »
Fra Waccoe:

That sounded pretty grim to listen to if I’m honest. It almost sounds like he’s given up.

Går alt til helvete igjen som det pleier???

auren
"Guardiola said: 'You know more about Barcelona than I do!'"
Marcelo Bielsa, 16.01.19, etter Spygate-foredraget sitt.

willum

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1113 på: April 26, 2019, 14:38:01 »
@apopey
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Bielsa has gone on to say that the signing of Daniel James would have led to automatic promotion. But, he recognises the club did everything to bring him to #lufc



Kniv i hjertet.

Ikke Hay sin oppfatning:

Interesting from Bielsa on transfers: said there were "things we couldn't get" but adamant that it wasn't the fault of the club. Said they did everything they could. Spoke specificially about Dan James but said Leeds should have finished top two with or without him. #lufc

auren

Det er ikke nødvendigvis motstridende. Man kan mene Leeds uansett burde endt på topp 2, men at James ville sikret det.

Adam Pope
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Sorry I misheard. Bielsa said #lufc should have gone up automatically with or without James.


leedslife

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1114 på: April 26, 2019, 14:40:38 »
Fra Waccoe:

That sounded pretty grim to listen to if I’m honest. It almost sounds like he’s given up.

Går alt til helvete igjen som det pleier???

auren

Kan være en måte å bruke pressen på for å ta vekk litt av presset inn mot en PO.


B_Ød

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1115 på: April 26, 2019, 14:45:07 »
Sorry I misheard. Bielsa said #lufc should have gone up automatically with or without James.

That's more like it!!  ;D
Ups & Ups!!

auren

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1116 på: April 26, 2019, 14:49:08 »
Fra Waccoe:

That sounded pretty grim to listen to if I’m honest. It almost sounds like he’s given up.

Går alt til helvete igjen som det pleier???

auren

Kan være en måte å bruke pressen på for å ta vekk litt av presset inn mot en PO.

Det kunne det. Men nå er det slik at Bielsa har vært alt for ærlig i tidligere pressekonferanser, så jeg tror ikke at dette var strategisk akkurat. Men at han er dypt skuffet over at et sannsynlig direkte opprykk glapp på målstreken er jo tydelig. Det stikker dypt. Også for Bielsa som endelig ønsker en meritt i sitt tomme kabinett...

auren
"Guardiola said: 'You know more about Barcelona than I do!'"
Marcelo Bielsa, 16.01.19, etter Spygate-foredraget sitt.

Cherry

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1117 på: April 26, 2019, 15:06:05 »
Tolket det meste av seansen som om Bielsa var en såret mann, og noe oppgitt.
Han har overblikk da, og sier jo også mellom linjene at dette KUN er fotball , men vet allikevel at han er ansvarlig for følelser til både fans og spillere.

Håper han også klarer og er- gruppere før PO kampene.. han skrøt jo ikke akkurat av merittlisten sin.

Dallas på back, er redd vi blir overkjørt på den siden da gitt..
 

Annesj

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1118 på: April 26, 2019, 15:18:53 »
Dallas på back bekymrer voldsomt. Men men. MOT!
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B_Ød

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1119 på: April 26, 2019, 15:22:35 »
Kanskje heller Leif?
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Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1120 på: April 26, 2019, 15:30:09 »
Pressekonferansen - ikke alt er like lett å skjønne...

Good morning...
Morning folks and welcome to our coverage of Marcelo Bielsa’s pre-Aston Villa press conference.
The Whites head coach is due up at 12.30pm to run the rule over Sunday’s clash, so get settled and we’ll crack on....

Adam Forshaw also due up
Once we’ve heard from Bielsa, Adam Forshaw is also set to face the press.

He's here...
Here’s Marcelo Bielsa. alongside his trusted translator Salim Lamrani.
Let’s see what he has to say...

Disappointment on Monday - how have you managed that this week? Hard to pick everyone up?
You can feel only one way and we feel this way.

Tough to get players back up? They were flat after the game
What happened was unavoidabl.e. THe way the palyer feels is normal, if they didn’t feel that way, we would worry about it.

Still thinking about top 2 or is the play-offs the focus now?
Whatever the reality says.

What expecting from Villa? Win give important mental edge?
Of course we need to play a game to rebuild our optimism and winning Sunday would be positive in that aspect.

Any new injuries?
Apart from Roofe and Alioski, all the other players are available.

What's wrong with Roofe?
He has a problem with his hip and can’t use his maximum speed.



How long out for?
It think he will be available sooner [than the end of the season].

Bad luck with injuries?
As an average we miss four players for each game this season

How are you feeling yourself, Marcelo?
I already said how I feel in the last press conference.
And I don’t think it’s necessary to repeat.

How do you lift yourself? Take yourself away from it or anything?
I think when you receive a blow, to ignore the consequences is not the right path.
Pain has a natural process for disappearing and if you want to force or hide this process, it is meaningless.

 Supporters want your work to continue here regardless of how the season ends - what would you say to that?
It’s not up to me and I don’t have any more response to that.
It’s not a decision that we have to take now and it’s not the right time to give my opinion.

How confident you can recover your best football?
We don’t need to recover this football because we haven’t lost our football. When you lose, you lose. It’s obvious. But we can’t ignore the way these losses happen.
When you lose you don’t always have the same message. When you lose at a specific moment it’s not always the same message that comes out.

I am going to give you some figures that are not taken into account, but for me have a lot of value.
Our team this season has had 300 chances to score. And we had 100 chances more to score than the first and second teams in the table.

And we have 14 players who played this whole season. To give you an example, Douglas, Alioski and Davis, our three left-backs of the team, all of them have three knee injuries.
So when you take into account this reality, you must have to take into account what the players have done at the right level.

If only 14 players have played the whole Championship. If we need six chances to score one goal and our rivals need only three., the only feeling I have towards our players is respect and consideration.
The game that decided our fate was the game that we lost at home to Wigan.
 
In that game we have 15 chances to score and we have more than 70% of possession. The final result was a decision of God. I know that what I am saying, people will deduce it with irony, sarcastically. No one wants to miss a chance to score and you don’t evaluate teams by the goals they score, but by the chances they create. But of course teams that are efficient make a difference. We were not efficient.

But then when you play a competition with a small number of players and also the injuries we have had that are muscular are to do with luck, so we were not helped by destiny in that sense. I am very happy with all that I received from the club and the sporting director but there are things we obviously couldn’t get and I always describe myself as responsible of the situation. I know what I’ve done to find solutions and I didn’t find solutions. So this is the story. But what we can’t say about our team is that they couldn’t assimilate the pressure.

Because you don’t assimilate the pressure only when you don’t use the skills you have.
Remember what I say now, as you will be able to verify it.

You won’t have one single player in our team that would be able to reproduce the same level of performance in another season, because we have been very demanding with them and they give everything and they have the figures that I am checking all the time that show what I am telling is true. The players won’t be able to reproduce the levels they have shown in another season.
We can say that you can’t support the pressure and undergo the pressure only if you know you say that and you know what the pressure is. If you say in the last X games you lost 5/10 games because you couldn’t handle the pressure it’s not only about the team who wins can stand the pressure. It’s about how you win and lose the game.

You mentioned things you couldn't get - transfers?
I don’t have any criticism to anyone. Everything that could be done was done. You know that James was going to come and didn’t come in January. I’m not underlying the importance of the absence of James, I’m underlying that the club struggled to get James. The club did everything, more even, that they could do to find solutions to the needs of the team.

But with James or without him we should have finished first or second without any doubt.
The game against Wigan illustrated the trend that the team has had all season. We had many games we deserved to win and didn’t win.

But the game of Wigan was an example of this. Obviously it was not our destiny to finish 1st or 2nd and we couldn’t explain it. Or maybe we could have an explanation. We need to have twice as many chances to score as our opponents. But you can’t say a team that has 15 chances to score and 75% possession that they didn’t deserve to win.

If I was a fan listening to this, I would say that this is not enough of an explanation. It’s not enough to heal the dissolution. Our state of mind is not linked to a personal matter, the personal pride of reaching something. But it’s just because we were not able to give a response to the hope of the fans.
Those who are in the world of football give us possibility that the vast majority of people don’t have no matter what they do.

It’s the possibility of producing happiness and hope. and when you produce sadness and disillusion you can’t prevent that the arguments you are giving will erase these feelings. For some losses and some feelings you don’t have any arguments and football is a proportionate element. And someone who listens to this press conference will say this man is talking about a big loss like he is talking about a big loss that you couldn’t heal. The fact we’ve not finished first or second is not something you can’t change and we feel that. And the fans more than us.

So you can’t hide the fact that people suffer because of this. When I say what I’m saying I always think how people will evaluate what I’m saying.

And people feel indignation because I feel like that. They have more important issues than this. Football is like that. I make comments on football and I also look at what life is, that’s why what I say is strange.

 What are your options at left-back?
Dallas.

How well are Aston Villa playing at the moment?
It’s a team with an offensive skills that are different to other teams. Many offensive players, many wingers, offensive spirit and many are playing at a high level.

Have you known a season as drastic as this in terms of ill fortune?
I would say that my results link me more to defeat than to success. In my personal career.

That's all from Bielsa
Some weighty answers in there.
That’s all from Bielsa, Adam Forshaw will be up next.
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Or has it died out and melted like the snow
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Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1121 på: April 26, 2019, 15:34:19 »
Five minutes until Forshaw's here
A quick wait for Forshaw.
A lot of interesting ground covered by Bielsa there, as he said his players will never be able to replicate this season again and also discussed the Daniel James transfer.

Here's Forshaw
‘No hiding it’s been tough,’ he says about the Easter weekend.
‘Top two is mathematically possible but not in our hands. Not dead in the water yet.’

On pressure facing Sheffield United
‘Pressure can do strange things,’ he says about Sheffield United.
Says he will watch the game.
‘It’ll mean everything for us’ if Ipswich get a result.

Would you be major force in the play-off?
‘I’d say so but I’m biased. ‘
Says they’ve done well against the bigger teams, which can suit them

Surprise to be recalled?
Says he felt sharp after coming back and was pleased from a personal point of view.
Admits Bielsa has not had reason to change much because the has done so well.

Does approach change on Sunday?
‘No, we want to get some momentum. Winning breeds confidence.’
Not done anything different this week. ‘We can’t forget what’s got us here.’

Using experience?
Pleased to get 90 minutes on Monday. Frustrating season, Wants to build on it now.
Says as one of the experienced players he can help the rest of the team.

Comparisons with Boro promotion
Everybody pulled in the same direction. Had experience plus young players who are desperate to play in the Premier League.
Similar with the ups and downs?
“Very similar. It’s the inconsistency of this league.”

How tough to get over the line?
Very tough. Mentally, physically, everything. You have to keep believing.

Has tension played a part?
I only played second half on Friday. We were comfortable, 1-0 up, maybe slightly too comfortable ,thought we’d win and get the goal difference up. Wigan made us pay.
Had to move on quickly and for the first 40 minutes were were comfortable at Brentford, but couldn’t get the goal.

On Villa
Got some real good individuals. Tough game, good club, but we do pretty well against the big clubs.
Says he wants an easier game than in December.
We want to put a marker down.

That's all from Forshaw
Forshaw done.
Recap what the pair have said below and stay tuned for plenty more this afternoon on LeedsLive.
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Tell me - Tell me before I go
Does that flame still burn, does that fire still glow
Or has it died out and melted like the snow
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« Svar #1122 på: April 26, 2019, 16:24:11 »
Så Leif er med andre ord også skadet. For en forferdelig pressekonferanse. Nå mista jeg siste rest av håp.

Hallgi

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1123 på: April 26, 2019, 22:20:56 »
Dagens pressekonferanse med Bielsa var veldig spesiell. Det er tydelig at dette har gått veldig inn på han, og eg snakker spansk så det var spesielt å høyre han no. Heldigvis var hans opprinnelige tolk tilbake igjen, og han gjengir det som blir sagt ganske riktig, men får ofte ikkje fullført setningene for Bielsa har meir han vil sei.
Når han blei spurt om fansen som ønsker at han fortsetter uavhengig av utfall av denne sesongen kunne slappe av, så unngikk han spørsmålet og sa at det var ikkje opp til han og heller ikkje riktig tidspunkt å svara på det...
Han var og veldig opptatt av Wigan-kampen, og henviste stadig til statistikken for å visa usannsynligheten for det tapet, og nevnte til og med at Gud ikkje ville det slik at Leeds skulle vinna den kampen. Han såg på mange måter ut som ein slagen mann i dag, men snakka veldig opp korleis alle i klubben har gjort alt de kan for at dette skulle gå bra, deriblant i kampen for James.
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HåvardK

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1124 på: April 27, 2019, 10:28:19 »
Så Leif er med andre ord også skadet. For en forferdelig pressekonferanse. Nå mista jeg siste rest av håp.
Hvis håpet står og faller med hvorvidt Leif er tilgjengelig, kan vi i alle fall konkludere med at vi har en tynn stall.

leedslife

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1125 på: April 27, 2019, 10:47:44 »
Nekter å tro at Bielsa har gitt opp.
Blir bekymret hvis vi kaster vekk muligheten til å gå opp gjennom PO.
Alle lagene der passer oss bra spillemessig. Over to kamper skal vi matche de fleste der ganske greit, bortsett fra Villa.
Så får heller kampen i morgen vise hvor vi står pr nu i forhold til Villa i en finale.

Håper de siste kampene hjelper oss med å få Pablo, Clarke og Roofe i form igjen. Er veldig avhengig av de to første  - Pablo som hærfører og Clarke som supersub.

Reaney

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1126 på: April 27, 2019, 11:25:09 »
Vanskelig å tenke seg at et lag som har tapt 7 strake semifinaler og 7 strake finaler siden 1972 kan rykke opp via play offs.
« Siste redigering: April 27, 2019, 11:33:31 av Reaney »

Kontakinte

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« Svar #1127 på: April 27, 2019, 11:30:51 »
Vanskelig å tenke seg at et lag som har tapt 7 strake semifinaler og 7 strake finaler siden 1972 kan rykke opp via play offs.
Ja, får håpe Bilesa legger denne statistikken frem for gutta  :o

samadhi

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1128 på: April 27, 2019, 11:33:36 »
Vanskelig å tenke seg at et lag som har tapt 7 strake semifinaler og 7 strake finaler siden 1972 kan rykke opp via play offs.

Sist vi var i playoff tapte vi finalen mot Doncaster. Da kan vi vel ikke stå med 7 strake tap i semifinaler??
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« Svar #1129 på: April 27, 2019, 11:36:18 »
Nekter å tro at Bielsa har gitt opp.
Blir bekymret hvis vi kaster vekk muligheten til å gå opp gjennom PO.
Alle lagene der passer oss bra spillemessig. Over to kamper skal vi matche de fleste der ganske greit, bortsett fra Villa.
Så får heller kampen i morgen vise hvor vi står pr nu i forhold til Villa i en finale.

Håper de siste kampene hjelper oss med å få Pablo, Clarke og Roofe i form igjen. Er veldig avhengig av de to første  - Pablo som hærfører og Clarke som supersub.


Vi har vel ALDRI vært avhengig av Clarke. Han har hatt 3 ok kamper for oss. Han har aldri vært i nærheten av noe aldersbestemt landslag. Han er rett og slett utrolig oppskrytt i mine øyne!

Vi er derimot utrolig avhengig av Pablo, Pontus og Phillips i form!

Roofe er ute i et par kamper!


Blir gøy i morgen uansett!  8)
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Kontakinte

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1130 på: April 27, 2019, 11:37:18 »
Vanskelig å tenke seg at et lag som har tapt 7 strake semifinaler og 7 strake finaler siden 1972 kan rykke opp via play offs.
Har det forresten noen gang slått deg, at sjansen øker for seier etter så mange tap?

leedslife

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1131 på: April 27, 2019, 11:45:20 »
Nekter å tro at Bielsa har gitt opp.
Blir bekymret hvis vi kaster vekk muligheten til å gå opp gjennom PO.
Alle lagene der passer oss bra spillemessig. Over to kamper skal vi matche de fleste der ganske greit, bortsett fra Villa.
Så får heller kampen i morgen vise hvor vi står pr nu i forhold til Villa i en finale.

Håper de siste kampene hjelper oss med å få Pablo, Clarke og Roofe i form igjen. Er veldig avhengig av de to første  - Pablo som hærfører og Clarke som supersub.


Vi har vel ALDRI vært avhengig av Clarke. Han har hatt 3 ok kamper for oss. Han har aldri vært i nærheten av noe aldersbestemt landslag. Han er rett og slett utrolig oppskrytt i mine øyne!

Vi er derimot utrolig avhengig av Pablo, Pontus og Phillips i form!

Roofe er ute i et par kamper!


Blir gøy i morgen uansett!  8)

Hva har aldersbestemt landslag med dette å gjøre?

Laget skriker etter en spillertype som Clarke.
Minnes også at han var meget viktig for oss i høst og 1-2 kamper før kollapsen.
Skal ikke kimse av vinger som kan dra av spillere og i tillegg levere målpoeng.

Klart vi er avhengig av våre beste spillere defensivt, men ser ikke at Phillips og Pontus er den kreative kraften vi trenger for å omsette posession og sjanser i mål.

Clarke på sitt beste gav oss en x factor vi mangler i stallen. basta.

Reaney

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1132 på: April 27, 2019, 11:47:33 »
Samhadi: Er det mulig å være så pirk. Av 7 semifinaler etter 1972 har vi tapt 7 stk.
Ok! Så har vi vunnet 7 semifinaler også da (men dessverre til ingen nytte). Av 7 finaler etter 1972 har vi tapt 7 stk. Hjalp det?

Blank_File

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« Svar #1133 på: April 27, 2019, 12:04:18 »
Så Leif er med andre ord også skadet. For en forferdelig pressekonferanse. Nå mista jeg siste rest av håp.
Hvis håpet står og faller med hvorvidt Leif er tilgjengelig, kan vi i alle fall konkludere med at vi har en tynn stall.
Jeg burde hatt et avsnitt mellom. Det var ikke Leif som gjorde at jeg falt sammen, men hele pressekonferansen. Det var helt fryktelig.

Allanclarke

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« Svar #1134 på: April 27, 2019, 12:12:47 »
Problemet med Leeds er at de klarer ikke å prestere i viktige kamper. Det viser seg gang på gang. Tap 3 av 4 Fa-cup finaler. Tap i Cupvinner cupfinale, serievinner cupfinale (Ja, Jeg vet vi ble bortdømt begge gangene) 2 tapte PO finaler hvor spillerne ikke møtte opp. Kunne ramset opp flere. Vi var på god vei å kaste vekk opprykket for 9 år siden også. Bare en fantastisk høstsesong reddet opprykket. Vi vinner (nesten) aldri de viktige kampene. Jeg har trodd og drømt i mange mange år om PL. Men enten så knuser påsken håpet hvert år, eller så er vi i ingenmannsland og har ingenting å kjempe for. Jeg lurer på?? Har noen gang Leeds i historien begynt dårlig, men hatt en fantastisk vår sesong og smadret all motstand og vunnet noe på oppløpet. Det virker ikke at Leeds som klubb evner å gjøre dette heller. Eneste vi evner er å drite seg ut hver gang vi kan oppnå noe. Kanskje vi er fordømt. Kanskje det er noe i det MB sa på pressekonferansen. At det var en handling av gud som bestemte vår skjebne at vi ikke skulle få topp 2. Don Revie mente vel også en gang i tiden at Leeds var under en forbannelse. Men lurer faktisk på om den forbannelsen kanskje henger over meg. For maken til motgang enn skal oppleve trodde jeg faktisk ikke var mulig. Heia Leeds og Start  :'( :'(
« Siste redigering: April 27, 2019, 12:15:18 av Allanclarke »

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« Svar #1135 på: April 27, 2019, 12:23:40 »
Problemet med Leeds er at de klarer ikke å prestere i viktige kamper. Det viser seg gang på gang. Tap 3 av 4 Fa-cup finaler. Tap i Cupvinner cupfinale, serievinner cupfinale (Ja, Jeg vet vi ble bortdømt begge gangene) 2 tapte PO finaler hvor spillerne ikke møtte opp. Kunne ramset opp flere. Vi var på god vei å kaste vekk opprykket for 9 år siden også. Bare en fantastisk høstsesong reddet opprykket. Vi vinner (nesten) aldri de viktige kampene. Jeg har trodd og drømt i mange mange år om PL. Men enten så knuser påsken håpet hvert år, eller så er vi i ingenmannsland og har ingenting å kjempe for. Jeg lurer på?? Har noen gang Leeds i historien begynt dårlig, men hatt en fantastisk vår sesong og smadret all motstand og vunnet noe på oppløpet. Det virker ikke at Leeds som klubb evner å gjøre dette heller. Eneste vi evner er å drite seg ut hver gang vi kan oppnå noe. Kanskje vi er fordømt. Kanskje det er noe i det MB sa på pressekonferansen. At det var en handling av gud som bestemte vår skjebne at vi ikke skulle få topp 2. Don Revie mente vel også en gang i tiden at Leeds var under en forbannelse. Men lurer faktisk på om den forbannelsen kanskje henger over meg. For maken til motgang enn skal oppleve trodde jeg faktisk ikke var mulig. Heia Leeds og Start  :'( :'(

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Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

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Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1136 på: April 27, 2019, 12:27:00 »
Leeds United

| Marcelo on his #LUFC squad: "The only feeling I have towards our players is respect and consideration. We've been very demanding with them, and they have given everything"

Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Promotion 2010

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1137 på: April 27, 2019, 12:28:36 »
Phil Hay

Bielsa says the Wigan game "decided our fate". "The final result was a decision of God, not mine. I know people will treat that sarcastically." #lufc

Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Promotion 2010

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1138 på: April 27, 2019, 19:48:23 »
Marcelo Bielsa gamble leaves Leeds United staring at glorious failure once again - Mirror Online

Marcelo Bielsa is the £8million gamble which is in serious danger of backfiring on Leeds United.

Bielsa is revered as a managerial mentor by Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino and was seen as a huge coup when Leeds appointed him last summer.

Veteran Bielsa, 63, is a legendary manager, who has taken charge of Argentina, Chile, Lazio and Marseille among others, before his surprise arrival at Elland Road.

Bielsa was persuaded to sign a two-year contract on £4million-a-year, as Leeds spent all their budget on a big name manager rather than the playing squad.

For most of the season it looked like reaping rich rewards until Leeds endured a nightmare Easter which saw them suffer back-to-back defeats to Wigan and Brentford to leave their promotion hopes hanging by a thread.

Bielsa, in traditional pose, could only watch on as his side fell to defeat at Brentford
It could be last chance saloon this weekend as Leeds face Aston Villa, they are already trailing Sheffield United and now it looks as if they will be facing the lottery of the play-offs.

But Bielsa’s players already look burnt out and worn out from the manager’s demands which have left Leeds looking as if they are running on empty.

Patrick Bamford looked out on his feet vs Brentford(Image: Action Images)
Bielsa arrived with revolutionary methods, upset the apple cart with Spygate and introduced a regime which the players have bought into but has definitely pushed them both mentally and physically.

Incredibly, Leeds players are weighed every day to make sure they stay in shape, they spend so long at the training ground that a new games room (including pool table) was set up and some of the training sessions are even nicknamed as “murderball.”

Bielsa pushes the players with intense sessions midweek to work out his starting XI for the weekend and regularly sends clips to players via Whats App and to their iPads.

Every club does video analysis but Bielsa takes it to a whole new level so players are drilled for each opponent, knowing what to do if they fall behind, the opponent switches tactics and if they need to switch themselves.

Bielsa could now face old foe Frank Lampard in the playoffs(Image: Getty Images)
Bielsa is renowned for pushing his players and throughout his career his teams have become known for running out of gas at the end of the season - and now it is happening again.

Leeds legend Tony Dorigo claimed that the pressure is “weighing heavily” on the players’ shoulders after their defeat at Brentford on Easter Monday.

Pablo Hernandez could barely hide tears after the loss at Griffin Park(Image: PA)
Former Leeds keeper John Lukic, who won the title during two spells at Elland Road, knows all about expectation levels at the club and still thinks they will go up.

Lukic said: “There’s certainly pressure there, particularly to go up automatically. It is a tough place to play because of the expectations from the fans but it can also be a wonderful positive.

“The Premier League is certainly a better league with Leeds in it, in my view. But it is hard to see them catching Sheffield United now with the games the teams have got left.

Chris Wilder's Sheffield United are now in pole position(Image: Getty Images)
“But I still believe they can go up. He has experience as a manager and, in my opinion, it’s more adrenaline than tiredness which is affecting the players.

“Everyone says Wembley takes your legs but actually the excitement and adrenaline of playing there is what gets you. It’s similar to what they are going through now.

“All of a sudden they look a bit leggy and apprehensive which if you’re winning doesn’t come into it. But the biggest problem was that if you can’t win games then don’t lose them and the results over Easter have really put Sheffield United in the box seat.

“I’m not privy to what Bielsa does behind closed doors but Arsene Wenger was famous at Arsenal for tapering down training when necessary to make sure the players were not drained on a match day.

Can Bielsea reinvigorate a side that have given their all?(Image: PA)
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“I still think, given the resources and the squad, Bielsa has done well at Leeds to get them so close and they could yet make it.

“Leeds is such a big club and the great thing is the fans always stay loyal, stay with the players and the club and that could really help them.”

If they do not make it up, then Bielsa’s future may be left uncertain let alone the club’s owner Andrea Radrizzani and the gamble will have backfired.

But it has never been dull and Bielsa will still believe he can pull off a miracle.
Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

Dylan

Sv: Manager / Head coach: Marcelo Bielsa
« Svar #1139 på: April 28, 2019, 09:15:28 »
Phil Hay

Bielsa says the Wigan game "decided our fate". "The final result was a decision of God, not mine. I know people will treat that sarcastically." #lufc
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