The arrival of Marcelo Bielsa al Leeds United It was a revolution for the ‘peacocks’. After skimming the ascent to the Premier League In his first year, the Argentinian returned the team to the elite after a fantastic season 2019-20.
Now in the course 2020-21, the team navigates the middle of the board and ventures into a seemingly comfortable salvation that could be practically sentenced if this Friday Leeds defeat the Fulham. However, for this, Bielsa’s painting must end with a curious bad luck.
And it is that since the Argentine coach assumed the bench of Leeds United, he does not know what it is achieve a triumph in London. In 15 times He has tried and the balance is devastating: two draws and 13 defeats.
His streak started with a 1-1 in front of Millwall at the 2018-19 Championship. Later, that course, they arrived two defeats before him QPR (2-1 in FA Cup and 1-0 in League) and another one against the Brentford for 2-0.
Already in the 2019-20 season, Leeds lost 1-0 before a Charlton newly promoted and, before the end of 2019, again the Millwall and the Fulham They sealed two triumphs for 2-1. Subsequently, the Arsenal achieved a victory for 1-0 in the FA Cup, same result that the QPR in the Championship. To close the campaign, the ‘peacocks’ matched 1-1 in front of Brentford.
The bad dynamics in the capital of England did not change with the promotion to the Premier League. The Crystal Palace surpassed the Bielsa box by 4-1, the Chelsea won easy with a comfortable 3-1 and the Tottenham swept a 3-0, already in 2021. The last two visits to Leeds correspond to the losses against Arsenal (4-2) and West Ham (2-0).
A fortnight of duels and trips to the capital that ended with a bitter taste for the Elland Road painting. Will this curious curse end?
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