Concerns about Leeds United’s trajectory under Marcelo Bielsa were bubbling away by the time Patrick Bamford nicked a last-gasp equaliser against Brentford in the 15th Premier League game of last season. Standards had been set very high by the first campaign back in the top flight, a return of 16 points from an available 45 had set some alarm bells ringing.
Two wins from the next 13 matches would confirm what many had feared was happening in 21/22. Bielsa was sacked before the end of that 13-game streak and Jesse Marsch had been drafted in to find the points which, ultimately, kept Leeds in the division.
Wednesday’s loss to Manchester City made it 15 points from 15 games this season and put Marsch one point behind Bielsa’s 2021 returns. To many, that is a statistic which suggests there has been little progress or evolution under the American as another campaign threatens to keep the Whites locked in a relegation battle.
