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The intriguing cover of France Football: "Bielsa, genius or impostor?

2020-02-26T18:27:07.261Z


The French magazine stung the question about the current DT of the English Leeds. And "there is no conclusion, it is left open to the opinion of the reader."


02/26/2020 - 15:10

  • Clarín.com
  • sports

France Football dedicated a controversial cover to Marcelo Bielsa, today leading the Leeds of the English second division. Precisely, this Wednesday at 16.45, visit the Middlesbrough looking to stay in the position of direct ascent and reduce the distance of seven points with the leader, West Bromwich.

" The Rosario coach, who has been at Leeds for 18 months, continues to maintain his legendary attitude, peculiarities, function and principles of play. In addition to everything else, he still divides his observers between those who adore him and those who they make fun of him. So, genius or impostor? More than a name, it's a brand, a model, " the French magazine wrote.

Bielsa generates division of opinions in the world of football.

"The last romantic of football or a slightly manipulative man aware of the brand he represents and that develops without worrying about his surroundings?" Asks the prestigious European medium.

"Bielsa awakens passions, yesterday in Marseille, today in Leeds," said Martin Mazur, an Argentine journalist for the "deceased" The Graphic and an excellent connoisseur of his countryman.

"Bielsa is an intellectual who has decided to put his feet in the mud and grass. It may also be necessary to see if those who accuse him of imposture have a form of social disappointment, of the contempt of caste to a man of a prestigious bourgeois family of Rosario (his brother was a former Foreign Minister, his sister was vice governor of the province of Santa Fe), a mediocre footballer who has settled in a place where he had nothing to do to give his classes, " added the French magazine

"No one doubts that he knows how to play the game, even if his opponents consider him, at best, a theoretician, and at worst, a bluff, who has been working in his laboratory to carry out his experiments without worrying about the economic concerns of their employers. If you come to Marseille, Lille, Leeds, it is to apply the fruit of your reflections. Your walk is sporty, no matter what you do after your departure. It is a bit like the policy of burnt land " He is reproached by Jean-michel Van Damme, former CEO of LOSC (the company that commands Lille, a former club run by Bielsa).

The Madman left a pleasant memory in the people of Marseille. (Photo: AP).

"In Bilbao, Marseille, Lille or Leeds, wherever he went, he demanded and obtained changes in the training center. He had very specific requirements , " said Adam Pope, a BBC journalist who has been following Leeds for more than 15 years. .

His attention to detail is acute. It also forced players to pick up trash so they can understand the effort fans have to make to pay a ticket. " Because of his attitude, he forces us to ask the right questions, to be precise," smiles Adam Pope. This usually ends up annoying, but for now it continues to entertain British fans who are amazed at this mine of good stories, this man who only speaks Spanish and has awakened the ambition of an old giant who has been asleep for more than twenty years. It's the new Don Revie, the club's flagship coach from 1961 to 1974. "It's been years since we've seen Leeds play like this. He turned a team in the middle of the championship table into a Premier League contender. He made us feel that we knew the team better than ourselves, "he remarked Angus Kinnear, General Director of Leeds.

The Argentine newspaper Olé consulted the journalist Florent Torchut, who also participated in the note and gave his final reflection: "We sought to understand if Bielsa is a great coach or not. There is no conclusion, it is left open to the reader's opinion . "

Source: clarin

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