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Josh Holland

Thomas Frank says Leeds United 'suit the Premier League' and praises Marcelo Bielsa

Leeds United travel to Brentford this afternoon (4pm) knowing they need to better Burnley's result at Turf Moor to survive the drop from the Premier League after two seasons.

The disastrous campaign has been a difficult one for everyone involved at the club after bursting onto the scene last season under Marcelo Bielsa and finishing ninth with some remarkable moments across the season behind closed doors. This season has been slightly contrasting, with injuries to key players like Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips seeing the Whites drop down the Premier League table - sitting 18th with 18 defeats and 78 goals conceded.

Following Bielsa's exit in February, Jesse Marsch has altered the style of play under the Argentine whilst adding his ideas in which he used in Germany with RB Leipzig. With so much on the line for Leeds, Thomas Frank has praised the way Marsch's men play and revealed how Leeds became an inspiration for him. He said: "They still want to be aggressive and press forward which was Jesse Marsch's style of play at Leipzig.

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