Beren Cross (Leeds-Live) har lært seg å kjenne Bielsa under huden:
Beren Cross
@BerenCross
Here's the transcript from Bielsa post-match tonight. You can always tell something's on his mind when he talks at length about it. That slow start was centre stage. Long explanations on why #pnefc battered them. #lufc
Hva var det Bielsa sa:
Considering first half - are you relieved?
Preston controlled the match in the first 20 minutes and from there, the rest of the match, was Leeds controlling. We should have drawn the match before and even though we drew it at the end, after we drew we could have scored one more goal, one more chance.
We had to make difference between the first 20 minutes and the rest of the match.
First 20 minutes - looked like strangers - can you explain?
The Preston chances had two characteristics. The first three chances, or four, before they scored, were linked with our mistakes in playing out, but it’s fair to recognise they forced our mistakes, but we could have avoided this. Preston’s goal was special. In the first 20 minutes were revealed a very dangerous chance, but we couldn’t finish this chance. The danger of this chance was the first time we broke the pressure of Preston. We had superiority in the attack and we lost the ball in this situation in an unexpected way. What was dangerous for them became a goal against us. When we gave the first step to control the match, to begin, after it happened what we didn’t expect, but from there the team was the same as always.
Unwanted result - pleased with performance?
Not with the first 20 minutes. When the strategy of one opponent had to force you to make mistakes, we need to let the match develop itself without mistakes even if we cannot play well. We tried to play well and we made some mistakes. We tried to play and in trying we made mistakes which unbalanced the match, allowed them to unbalance the match. We should have had more patience and maybe we develop our play, we would need more time.
Why so many mistakes at the start?
We tried to move the ball from one side to the other side in front of our box. The objective of this is trying to find one area where, with one pass through the lines we overcome the opponents’ lines. That happened for the first time in the 20th minute. After, we managed to move the ball from our half to the opponents’ half for the first time. All the team followed this. If you take a picture to see their lines and our lines, where our players were, you can see clearly we had more people in attack then Preston defending. The last pass was easy, we did it well, it isn’t a possibility. After this pass we suffered a counter attack. This is just an explanation to describe the mistake, but I don’t justify it. When we move the ball from one side to the other side to find a straight pass through the lines, normally you lose the ball with a straight pass through lines. This is complicated, but we lost a goal when we tried to move the ball between sides. We can explain what happened. What happened? I couldn’t say.Of course you can avoid this with accurate passing. Or don’t use this resource. For this, we could have played one hour in attack, putting the ball in their half and creating danger. Preston strategy, honestly, I saw their strategy in a good way. They have worked on it, for sure. They were trying to avoid building the play from the back. This strategy worked for 20 minutes and then it didn’t anymore. It’s not a criticism, it’s a good thing they did. I recognise Preston. I value what Leeds did as well.
Easy to take Bamford off?
No, hard. Wanted to get them both on, but finally I think it was a good choice. We were not going to play as we played without Dallas and Klich in the middle. If we could have left both strikers on the pitch, the midfielders had been Phillips, Klich or Dallas, more Patrick like at Fulham.
You realise Eddie played better than at Fulham today. It’s because we were able to move the ball from our half to theirs. That was special for the work of Dallas and Klich. Sometimes I think I speak more than I should because maybe you expect me to speak less.