Jesse Marsch is learning the hard way how football can turn in the blink of an eye. At kick-off here, he emerged for his first match in charge of Leeds at Elland Road to a cacophony of noise and support. There was no doubting it: Leeds supporters were backing their new man. Just 90 minutes later, their mood could not have been more different.
Seconds after Calum Chambers had put this result beyond doubt with a wonderful strike to make it 3-0 and ensure it would be six successive league defeats for Leeds, some supporters in the main stand here turned towards the home directors and made their feelings abundantly clear. Seconds later, chants for Marsch’s predecessor, Marcelo Bielsa, were almost deafening. These supporters know what many others do: their team is firmly in a battle to preserve their top-flight status.
