June 15, 2022 marks four years since Marcelo Bielsa was appointed Leeds United manager. He came to Elland Road with glowing references from a number of football’s most elite managers and coaches and still far exceeded Whites supporters’ wildest expectations.
From the very first minute of his first game in charge, the Argentine got, what had previously been, a very ordinary Leeds team playing extraordinary football. The ascent up the table on the back of a 13th-place finish the season before was beyond anyone’s comprehension.
Promotion wasn’t to be in the 2018/19 campaign but the play-off heartbreak only increased the desire amongst Biela and his troops to go one step further 12 months later. That is exactly what they managed to do as Leeds, following a season that ended in empty stadia, won the Championship title by 10 points and secured a long-awaited Premier League return.
