Former Leeds United defender Dominic Matteo believes the Whites were justified in their decision to sack Marcelo Bielsa as their manager last month. Bielsa was relieved of his duties less than 24 hours after Leeds’ 4-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and replaced by Jesse Marsch.
Bielsa spent over three-and-a-half seasons at Elland Road and helped rekindle the relationship between the club and its supporters thanks to his efforts both on and off the pitch. However, Leeds ’ form in his final month at the club had taken a drastic turn for the worse as they picked up just one point in his last six matches, conceding 21 goals during that timeframe.
It took three games for Marsch to earn his first victory as Leeds boss, as Joe Gelhardt’s dramatic stoppage time goal earned a 2-1 win over Norwich City. Speaking on the GegenPod, Matteo was quick to heap the praise on the job Bielsa did, but thinks that a change was needed in order to save the club’s season.
