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[Football] Marcelo Bielsa - is he the Messiah

Is Bielsa the Messiah


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Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
73,888
West west west Sussex
Has he singed yet, or is he still.waiting for something better to come along?
 






Swansman

Pro-peace
May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
Black mailing their club into making irresponsible purchases in these Covid times?

I’d say very naughty boy (indeed).

They have a pretty good success rate on their signings under Bielsa compared to before.

I understand that people wants him to be a useless idiot, but he isnt.
 






atomised

Well-known member
Mar 21, 2013
5,170
He can't be really. The Messiah would not need to spend millions on players as he would just sign the likes of Matt Derbyshire and turn them into the next Messi, Bale or Ronaldo
 


Meade's Ball

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
13,653
Hither (sometimes Thither)
I think he is. In a Jimmy Saville way, i wrote to him with a problem i had with a neighbouring goat, and i expected no response. But, by the swished epee of Heracles, i did receive an answer, in a box. What i thought was excellent was, as well as the still steaming head of the horned annoyance, the accompanying description of how he did it - a scythe was involved, and a handful of sourdough mints -, including snaps he'd taken of the goat from a distance, and one of it wildly headless and akimbo as he sought to teach it a lesson with his all-knowing member. Anyway, i have slept better, and know where to write to if other beasts give me any bother.
 




Southern Scouse

Well-known member
Jul 21, 2011
2,095
He is certainly a character and than can be both inspiring and frustrating. I think he could do well in the PL just not with a rubbish club such as leeds.
At a larger club he’d do well and he will pull off the odd shock, his problem is getting up for it every game against superior opposition, 98% of the time.
 


Left Footer

Well-known member
Sep 26, 2007
1,853
Shoreham
There`s no doubt he`s a good manager but not as good as Leeds fans make him out to be.

Can call him the Messiah if they get top 4.
 


lizard

Well-hung member
Jul 14, 2005
3,383
Bielsa's career win percentage is 45.9%
That's pretty w**k really when you consider his six years as manager of Argentina.
If he sticks around long enough the Leeds faithful will want him gone by January when they're a dozen points below the line.
Even potter's win percentage is higher (46.3%) and that's without managing anyone expected to win every match. Ourselves excluded of course ;)
If Potter walked tomorrow I could think of twenty managers I'd take over him.

Anyway, has he signed that contract yet or is he still holding them to ransom over new signings? Or maybe £8M p.a. isn't enough, because I'm assured he doesn't do it for the money, it's his dream, ahh bless!
 






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Of course there is an element of "wait and see" , but there is no doubting he has done a fantastic job at Leeds. Despite the Ben White Saga and the apparent sense of entitlement we have seen from some fans, he has taken them up in some style I think, following a very close run thing the year before. That's not easy to do, and without spending relative bucket-loads in the meantime.
So, not the Messiah yet, but could be...
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Of course there is an element of "wait and see" , but there is no doubting he has done a fantastic job at Leeds. Despite the Ben White Saga and the apparent sense of entitlement we have seen from some fans, he has taken them up in some style I think, following a very close run thing the year before. That's not easy to do, and without spending relative bucket-loads in the meantime.
So, not the Messiah yet, but could be...

I see what you did there :wink:
 






Swansman

Pro-peace
May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
Bielsa's career win percentage is 45.9%
That's pretty w**k really when you consider his six years as manager of Argentina.
If he sticks around long enough the Leeds faithful will want him gone by January when they're a dozen points below the line.
Even potter's win percentage is higher (46.3%) and that's without managing anyone expected to win every match. Ourselves excluded of course ;)
If Potter walked tomorrow I could think of twenty managers I'd take over him.

Anyway, has he signed that contract yet or is he still holding them to ransom over new signings? Or maybe £8M p.a. isn't enough, because I'm assured he doesn't do it for the money, it's his dream, ahh bless!

45,9% is great for someone who has never coached a really big team (besides Argentina, where he was coach for 68 games - less than two PL - season and had a very good record with 42 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses).
 












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