Brad Friedel has been full of praise for fellow American Jesse Marsch amid Leeds United’s ongoing battle against relegation from the Premier League. The pair managed in the MLS at the same time between 2017 and 2018 and the ex-Blackburn goalkeeper has seen the Whites manager’s work up close.
While Marsch was in charge of New York Red Bulls, Friedel was in the technical area for New England Revolution 215 miles further up the East coast. Speaking on Sky Sports News’ ‘The Football Show’, the 50-year-old had nothing but good things to say about his former counterpart.
“I’ve known him for years, he’s a very calm, methodical individual off the field,” said Friedel. “He was very intense when he was a player, he’s intense as a head coach, he likes his teams to have high energy, he likes high-pressing football, he’ll be compassionate to his players.
