A few pictures doing the rounds which seem to imply Bielsa might be staying, him in a car showroom and also in discussion with Orta.
Lots of press articles have mentioned his lack of silverware at vclubd in Europe and Bielsa indeed has mentioned himself how many times he’s failed.
I think this works in our favour.
He’s not quite won stuff at a number of clubs and he knows here he was close, he now knows the setup and the relationship between fans and club, and I think all feel that a little tweaking to squad and approach could yield dividends.
Hopefully he’d prefer to stay and build and finish something partially done rather than start all over again somewhere else.
Here’s hoping Bielsa is staying!
Bielsa staying?
posted on 20/5/19
Think if he was going he would be gone. Doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who drags these things out.
posted on 20/5/19
All we’ve seen so far is integrity, I can’t see him leaving til contract is up I imagine he would want everything properly handed over if relationship amicable however I don’t have gut feel that he’s leaving at the moment.
posted on 20/5/19
All season we have seen an up front, straight as a die man. A guy of integrity and honesty. He would NOT have said he is open to what the club has to say if he was going.
However he said in April, this team essentially isn't good enough. He stays, we must have made him promises.
posted on 20/5/19
And he must have a good degree of belief that AR will deliver.
posted on 20/5/19
I just hope AR / Orta back him to bring in the players he wants.. they should go back to old school with MB.. give him a budget, and tell him he can sort his players out.
a top class manager like MB, does not need people telling him who to sign !
posted on 20/5/19
He will still have a 22 man squad so who will be going ?
posted on 20/5/19
Do we have a 22 man squad though, Don?
That was the problem second half of the season - his core group of 18 senior players was reduced with Baker and Saiz leaving. Still space for 2 senior players plus someone to replace Harrison who will leave. So that's 3 senior signings without selling anyone in his senior squad.
1. Casilla
2. BPF
3. Ayling
4. Berardi
5. Jansson
6. Cooper
7. Douglas
8. Alioski
9. Dallas
10. Phillips
11. Klich
12. Forshaw
13. Pablo
14. Bamford
15. Roofe
That's assuming that Shackleton, Roberts and Clarke as still counted as the under 23s added to the seniors.
3 spaces.
posted on 20/5/19
Shack, Roberts and Clarke are defo seniors now, and good ones at that.
We need 2 or 3 really good additions and we are good to go, providing we don't sell anyone.
posted on 20/5/19
If James was a Bielsa target than its good it panned out the way it did, because if Leeds had crapped it up than this would be the perfect time to say there's nothing more to talk about, but, he seems to be happy enough to say he wants to see what Leeds have to say!..
So, its up to the club to show him he's going to get his way!..
Hopefully that is what they're going to do, give him his way!..
posted on 20/5/19
Shack, Roberts and Clarke are defo seniors now, and good ones at that.
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It's whether Bielsa counts them as part of his 18 senior players he's talked about. My guess would be no.