Jesse Marsch believes that the Leeds United fans had a 'chip on their shoulder' when he was first appointed as the club's new manager last month. The 48-year-old was appointed as Marcelo Bielsa's successor just a day after the latter was sacked from his post at the Whites.
The decision came as a shock to many Leeds supporters given what Bielsa achieved at Elland Road, guiding the Whites back to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years. He also helped them to a ninth-place finish last season, having accumulated their highest top-flight points total since 2002.
However, Leeds have underperformed this season and had lost five successive matches before the board decided to mutually part ways with Bielsa following a 4-0 thumping by Tottenham Hotspur. Marsch was the man the Whites lined up as his replacement and it is safe to say he has done a decent job during his time in West Yorkshire.
