Sorry to repeat an article but cannot comment on Jonty's.
Have to agree with him. That it's ridiculous to call for Bielsa sacking.
Bielsa has exceeded expectations in every season at the club.
Lowfields who is calling for him to be replaced cannot be trusted. He said last season we wouldn't make the play offs. This claim was made while we were comfortably top of the league. He told me I don't understand football because I expected us to win the league at this point. We went on to win the league by 10 points. Not only proving him wrong but proving him completely clueless. Regardless of this he continued to believe he was right.
Then he claimed we would get relegated this season. We have been midtable and comfortable all season. Regardless of this Lowfields continues to believe he his right.
Lowfields has always believed Bielsa and the squad is not good enough and when he is continously proved wrong he continues to argue black is white regardless.
Lowfields is the equivalent of the cult that predicts the world will end on a specific date. And when every date passes and the world still exists, they just move the date.
There are reasonable and fair criticisms and areas to improve the side. This has been true for all 3 seasons in charge. We should always be striving to be better.
But the big picture is that we have won more points than the quality of the squad should be expected to every year. Especially this year. And that is obviously by far the most important factor.
There is no evidence that a different style of football would have proved more effective points wise. There is a lot of evidence a different style wouldn't have been nearly as effective. See season before Bielsa. Compare other clubs with more Prem experience and more expensive players this season.
Bielsa isn't perfect and Pep would probably do a better a job. There are probably a few other coaches that could have got more points. But we are talking about a small handful across the world.
The longer Bielsa stays the better for Leeds, the longer he stays the more likely we are to be able to replace him with another of the best coaches in the world.
Next season I fully expect Bielsa to remain in charge, I fully expect us to finish in the top half, and I fully expect us to finish above West Ham.
It would be interested to hear Lowfield's prediction (relegation, obviously) and I wonder how many times he will be proved wrong before he acknowledges an error of judgement.
Bielsa Sacking
posted on 9/3/21
I'd be happy for Bielsa to sign a 3yr extension, that'd upset a couple around here!..
posted on 9/3/21
Lowfields73 out!!!
posted on 9/3/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 11 seconds ago
Just seeing these crazy threads.
Sacking MB would be insane. Not happening.
Stupid to even consider it.
I think/hope our 35 points are enough to keep us up.
If they are, and with a good summer, MB could work
even more magic.
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Kern, I've looked at our run in and believe we will get a minimum of 47 points. This means that Brighton, Fulham and Newcastle will need to get at least 20 points from their remaining games to catch us. I can't see it happening.
posted on 9/3/21
We are always gutted to lose and the post mortum afterwards is mostly measured and realistic but there will always be fans that are over critical and way over the top demanding managerial change.
looking at our remaining fixtures though 6 out of 11 are against teams below us so even the most pessimistic fan and I'm probably guilty of being a bit too much doom and gloom after we lose, can see at the very worst we are more than likely going to get at least another 6 points and that will rubber stamp what's been an excellent first season back with the players we have.
So we should just all relax and enjoy and appreciate the rest of the run in accept we will probably lose another 5 games and you never know we might get an added surprise win over one of the teams ahead of us. No guesses for the one victory we would cherish more than others though.
posted on 9/3/21
Lowlife only ever posts when we lose
thedumb dosent even know how to work podcasts, why would anyone think he has a decent take on football
posted on 9/3/21
Lowfields sounds suspiciously like a WUM.
posted on 9/3/21
comment by LufcGermany (U6066)
posted 4 hours, 1 minute ago
I'd be happy for Bielsa to sign a 3yr extension, that'd upset a couple around here!..
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Frustrating as it is, I am happy he only ever commits on a year by year basis, can see a lot of benefits for him and the club in him doing this, it keeps him and the club honest.
The is he/isn't he is a soap opera we seem to go through at the end of each season and I want to know he is staying, but Bielsa staying depends on a number of factors not the least that the club will attempt to secure the players it needs to progress. I don't want him to sign a long deal if that means the owners then feel they no longer need to invest to take us forward.
posted on 9/3/21
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Lowfields sounds suspiciously like a WUM.
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Lorra, please try to get his name right, Lowlife. And yes he is a WUM.
posted on 9/3/21
So if we are going to be disappointed at finishing around mid table in the premiership, it looks and sounds a damn site better than finishing mid table in the championship like we were doing before Bielsa. We knew from the start it was going to be a season of making sure we stayed up. A couple more wins will probably see us safe. Let's see what the summer brings before we start to write anyone off. I'm sure Bielsa has learned of what he needs for next season.
posted on 9/3/21
wtf want bielsa gone? god there some eeeeeeeeeeeeejuts about