Diego Llorente has been full of praise for Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch after helping guide the Whites to safety last season. The Spaniard believes they can do great things under the guidance of the American, after taking over the reins from Marcelo Bielsa last season.
The two coaches have often been compared, but this season will be the first real indication Leeds United fans will get to judge Marsch. They've wasted no time in picking up their first three points of the campaign after a summer of rebuilding.
There's been seven new faces come through the door at Elland Road, but Marsch has also had to contend with losing two key players in Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha.
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Speaking in an interview with BBC Radio Leeds, Llorente said: "I think Jesse is a completely different coach to Marcelo. But when Jesse came here he changed a lot of things, he brought us the positive mind.
"I’m very happy with Jesse, the way of training he has and I think we can do great things."
The Whites travel down to the south coast, buoyed by the Saints recent struggles. Ralph Hassenhuttl's side are bottom of the league after a 4-1 thrashing against Tottenham on the opening day of the season and have won just once in their last 13 outings.
“I think last Saturday is gone and the past," said Llorente. "We learn a lot of things from last season and one of these things was the bad performance in Southampton.
"This season we are a completely different team and we prepare very well for the game because it’s going to be hard.”
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