Here are your latest Leeds United morning headlines for Sunday, April 2.
Uruguay captain Diego Godin says the potential appointment of former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has generated both 'surprise and excitement'. Bielsa is expected to sign a deal until the end of the World Cup qualifiers, with a view to extend his deal until the 2026 World Cup finals.
He looks set to take on his first job since being sacked by Leeds in February 2022, and Uruguay will be the third nation he's managed after previous spells with Argentina and Chile.
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Godin, who has amassed a record 161 caps for Uruguay, discussed the possibility of Bielsa taking charge during a recent interview with ESPN (via Direct TV Sports).
“I can’t give an opinion because I have the utmost respect for all the coaches who could coach the Uruguayan national team, which has a lot of history,” Godin said. “I simply heard the news, I respect it from a distance, and we’ll talk when we know who the coach will be.
“It was a surprise because it was a name that had not been talked about in the last few days and, obviously, a name as strong as Bielsa’s, when it is mentioned by a team or a national team, generates surprise and excitement among the people because he is a great coach.”
Give us your player ratings as Leeds United drop nearer relegation zone after Arsenal defeat
Leeds United dropped to 16th in the Premier League table following their 4-1 loss to league leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides were unable to convert early first-half chances, with Gunners striker Gabriel Jesus' header just floating over the crossbar while Crysencio Summerville's one-two pass with Marc Roca saw a tame effort saved by Aaron Ramsdale at the 30-minute mark.
But it was Jesus who eventually broke the deadlock four minutes later from the penalty spot after Luke Ayling clipped the Brazilian who went down softly in the penalty area.
Leeds United's tolerance of grim probability will evaporate in the heat of Elland Road's trenches
If you had been told on the Saturday morning train journey down to London that Leeds United would be beaten 4-1 by one of the best teams in Europe, you probably would not have batted much of an eyelid. This is the outcome and scoreline most onlookers must have expected.
The Whites had won four of their previous 24 games in the division and Arsenal had won 11 of their 14 home league games this term. The 19 goals scored in their prior six matches also helped in driving home the pre-match narrative we were all expecting.
And yet the scoreline does not tell the entire story. United deserved to lose the game, no doubt, but for a good portion of the afternoon, they competed with the league leaders, restricted them and frustrated them.
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