Marsch’s ‘Stoke’ moment
It may have come in Jesse Marsch’s 15th competitive fixture as Leeds United head coach rather than his first, but the manner of Sunday’s win bore the hallmarks of Marcelo Bielsa’s Stoke City opener in 2018. They were similarly sun-kissed August afternoons at Elland Road and each match left many walking away with their mouths gaping.
Much in the way Bielsa’s 3-1 education of Gary Rowett left you in awe at what you were seeing, Marsch’s dismantling of Chelsea was finally the first time it felt like it really clicked under him. At long last, after all of the doubting and worrying about the system, the players and the head coach, we got to see the American’s vision on the field.
