Leeds United fell to a sorry defeat in the Premier League last weekend, losing 3-0 to fellow strugglers Everton in a game where the Whites never looked a threat.
The decision making of Marcelo Bielsa that day was magnified by pundits after strange decisions appeared to be made. First of all, he hooked Raphinha at half time, something no one saw coming and it left Clinton Morrison on Sky shocked.
Should Leeds replace Bielsa?Yes!
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His decision to play Mateusz Klich over Forshaw in midfield also surprised pundits and journalists, with Phil Hay bringing it up in his podcast, The Phil Hay Show: “The weird thing about the 3-3-1-3 is that if you look at the results, broadly, they’re not bad, not if you look at the performance indicators. They are better with a four man defence than they are with three at the back.
“Bielsa said himself, Klich is not suited to that job [defensive midfield], which I thought was a concern because you had Adam Forshaw on the bench. With Bielsa saying I was basically asking Klich to do things that are not his strength, he’s an attacking player, he likes to get forward that is what’s on his mind, that’s his game. In that case when Forshaw is there, play him and keep it relatively simple, as simple as it can be.”
TIF thoughts on Hay’s comments…
It’s clear to see that the Athletic’s Hay is left scratching his head with Bielsa, why complicate things when you have a clear solution there in front of you?
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Adam Forshaw recently signed a new deal too, so it’s not a case of he’s deemed not good enough to be a starter, if that was the case, why present him with a new contract at Elland Road?
He has played 14 times in the Premier League this season, gaining more and more minutes as the season progressed after being on the fringes of the first team at the start of the season.
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