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Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, pundit Noel Whelan has shared his views on the current situation at Leeds, claiming that Marcelo Bielsa won’t walk away from Elland Road.
What’s he said?
As Leeds embarked on their tour to Australia last weekend, just 16 members of the squad, including youth team players were on the plane.
That flight didn’t include Bielsa either who will join up late for the clash against Manchester United on Wednesday, although he is yet to decide whether he will stick around for the next game against Western Sydney Wanderers on July 20.
Football Insider have specifically detailed in the past that the Argentine was unhappy with the tour going ahead, but despite that, Whelan still thinks Bielsa will stay.
Speaking to the website, he declared:
“I don’t think Marcelo Bielsa is walking away from Leeds. That’s not going to happen, but he is not scared to voice his opinion over the Australia tour.
“This is not his plan for pre-season. I can understand why he would be annoyed. Bielsa signed his new contract knowing the tour was scheduled, but that doesn’t mean he would have agreed with it.”
Bielsa must overcome prior history
As Leeds failed to achieve promotion back in May, there must have been a sense of worry among the hierarchy at Leeds.
A key figure at the club, Bielsa is someone who is famed for short stints at various teams he’s managed, but he perhaps put that stigma to bed by signing a new deal with the Yorkshire club at the end of last season.
The 63-year-old was in charge of Marseille for just 41 matches whilst his time at Lille ended after 14 games. At Lazio, he even quit after just two days in the job, showing his lack of patience.
And it appears, that by keeping himself and a number of first-team members in England, there’s been somewhat of a protest against the tour of Australia.
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However, you sense that Whelan is right on this occasion that Bielsa will stay and honour the contract he signed in May.
After all, Andrea Radrizzani admitted they had unfinished business with the Argentine, and if he was truly unhappy it seems unreasonable to think that he’d have signed new terms.
By dividing the squad into two, it could keep Bielsa occupied enough to remain focused on the job in hand, rather than quitting.