“He is totally obsessed with the preparations for the next season”, assured Angus Kinnear, executive president of Leeds, on the present of the team just over 20 days to debut in the Premier League.
“The biggest thanks goes to the players themselves, because they are the ones who are doing the most difficult job in football, which is playing, competing and, in this case, achieving success“, said Bielsa on July 27 when he was elected the best coach of the Championship. The Argentine and his team they have already completed more than 7 days of preseason.
Bielsa, without signing the renewal
Marcelo Bielsa has not yet signed the renewal of his contract with Leeds United, he has no desire and in the meantime he focuses on working with the squad. Surely in the next few days he will and the Premier will have another of the best coaches in the world.
“He’s at the training ground every day, working with the team, doing his analysis and I just need to find the right moment for him to have the contract in front of him and sign it, “Kinnear told Sky Sports.
For now there are no defined friendlies, the most important thing is to get the players in good shape. Jack Harrison, Joe Gelhardt y Cody Drameh, all under 20 years, are the signings so far.
Calendar before the great technicians
Liverpool (Klopp) vs Leeds: September 12
Leeds vs Man. City (Guardiola): October 3
Chelsea (Lampard) vs Leeds: December 5
Man. United (Solksjaer) vs Leeds: December 19
Tottenham (Mourinho) vs Leeds: January 2, 2021.
Ian Poveda
“He plays as a winger and has to attack and defend as a winger”, Bielsa wants it that way and considers that he can achieve it thanks to the fact that he recovers his physical condition faster than the others. The English Colombian has only been with the club for eight months and in that period He played 4 games, one as a starter and 3 coming from the bench. He added 125 minutes, had a passing efficiency of 79% and gave an assist in the last game against Charlton.
This will be the player’s first experience in the Premier League, he could never debut in that tournament with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Now you have the opportunity to establish yourself as a professional in the elite.
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