Jesse Marsch reacts to changing ‘hero’ Bielsa at Leeds in promise to Elland Road faithful

Jesse Marsch reacts to changing ‘hero’ Bielsa at Leeds in promise to Elland Road faithful

New Leeds head teach Jesse Marsch admits he has “lots to prove” however has backed himself to win over a fanbase nevertheless reeling from the departure of the respected Marcelo Bielsa.

Marsch becomes handiest the second American to take rate of a Premier League membership, following Bob Bradley at Swansea in 2016, after he was named successor to Bielsa, sacked after 3-and-a-1/2 extraordinarily a hit years on the helm.

Owner Andrea Radrizzani insisted he had acted to “stable” Leeds’ difficult-earned top-flight repute and the membership have rapidly appointed a successor, with Marsch signing a deal jogging to June 2025, pending global clearance.

A two-time winner of the Austrian Bundesliga with Red Bull Salzburg, Marsch last coached at RB Leipzig, whom he left after simply 21 games in December, and the 48-year-antique believes he can build on what Bielsa has completed.

“I think almost every activity I’ve had, I’ve followed a membership legend,” Marsch stated on LUTV. “There’s big challenges to that. I even have a lot to prove to our fanbase that I’m the proper guy to comply with this kind of hero like Marcelo Bielsa.

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“But I think the key's once they see the crew play and they play with passion, heart and that they display that they’re also intelligent and clean with the playing model and they’re competitive, then the enthusiasts will tolerate the train even if they don’t like his accent or if he’s not as famous as the previous coach.

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