Leeds could replace Jesse Marsch with ‘Marcelo Bielsa’s No1 fan’ Mauricio Pochettino

On Feb 6, 2023

Leeds United could make a shock move for ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager and Marcelo Bielsa’s “No.1 fan” Mauricio Pochettino.

The Yorkshire giants parted with Jesse Marsch after a dismal run of results left them hovering over the relegation zone. However, even before the American’s departure, Pochettino was believed to be on a potential shortlist to replace the former RB Leipzig manager.

And Pochettino’s appointment could possibly strike all of the right chords due to his admiration with fellow countryman and Leeds’ legend Bielsa.

“I already faced him in Spain,” Pochettino once said, when asked about the Argentine in 2020. It’s a pleasure to see him, to greet him, and to play against his teams is always a beautiful challenge.

“For me, he’s a person I will always admire. People call him ‘El Loco Bielsa’, but for me, he is not crazy at all.

“For me, he’s a genius. A person with charisma and a personality very different from us normal coaches, and that’s what makes him special.”

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Bielsa brought Leeds United back into the Premier League
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While Pochettino insists Bielsa is “not crazy” a previous story foretold by the former Paris Saint-Germain boss himself, would at least suggest he is a little eccentric.

“One night, at one in the morning, he came to my house, knocked on the door and wanted to see a 13-year-old boy,” Mauricio Pochettino told ESPN Brasil, via One Football. “He tried to convince my parents to let me travel 200km, to Rosario, which was the distance from my city, Murphy.

“He wanted to see my legs! At this time of the morning, he would have to be a little… he had to make my parents dream. Then he said: ‘these legs look like those of a very good player’. That was a good lie, no bad intentions.”