Leeds is a huge club, with a massive fan base and a good culture in the game, but they are not enough to ensure the survival of the Premier League, and survival will be their first purpose next season, make no mistake.
That will not stop a few fans from dreaming bigger though, and why shouldn’t they given what Wolves and, more importantly, Sheffield United have achieved in recent seasons.
Blades will offer a plan to discover what a team is like with a transparent game plan and a willingness to run to the court so that your manager can succeed even at the highest level. Aston Villa, on the other hand, showed us precisely what not to do with a hundred million pounds and a promotion to the Premier League.
Bielsa, however, is meticulous: you’ll know what to do, how to play and which players you’ll want to stay in the Premier League, or even longer, and the odds recommend you won’t have any challenges, as they have a strong chance, in 1/5, to survive next season.
Predicting anything in the existing weather is complicated, because a crowded Elland Road would give Leeds massive merit for Premier League games, but not having enthusiasts would possibly not be a demerit to them like some.
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Bielsa being Bielsa, and this Leeds betting as he does, means he will be as fit, as smart and ready as any team in the league. We have already noticed that even a small% drop in intensity can create unexpected effects; don’t expect Leeds to fall below 100%.
Transfers can be of the utmost importance, as there is little joy in this leeds team, Bielsa is one of the coaches, but only he can do a lot, it is possible that they only do so with some senior chefs of delight in this dressing room. position for next season.
Basically, if you’re a Leeds fan, anything but staying in the Premier League is an advantage. You can choose from the 4 most sensitive or even the six most sensitive: clubs, as well as clubs like Arsenal and Spurs, will only become more powerful next season.
This 7/2 in the most sensible part values the hassle of being nibbled, as it leads them to finish above Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Burnley, West Ham and Southampton; even that would take more than 38 games, but that’s meaninglessly impossible.
Bielsa winning a gong manager of the month with 16/1 turns out to be a cry of courage at this ridiculously early level for several reasons. First, you have the name, the CV, the PR, which means that any decent career Leeds makes will give you great credit. These things matter in fashion football.
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Regardless of the new list of matches we end up having next season, it also means that big shots can play the Champions League or other cup competitions and that Leeds will be among the other groups to play more matches, beating some relegation opponents and a half table. The team can see how Bielsa wins 4 of them in combination in a month and takes a small trophy.
It is always impossible to predict with certainty what Bielsa will do next. He is known as El Loco for good reason. But Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani is confident the Argentinian will stay for at least one campaign in the Premier League. The contract Bielsa signed when he arrived at the club in June 2018 gave Leeds the option of renewing his deal at the end of the following three seasons. A new extension will have to be thrashed out and the meticulous 64-year-old will seek plenty of assurances, especially given the possibility of new investment in the club.
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Radrizzani, who sold a 10 per cent stake in the club to the investment entity behind American football giants San Francisco 49ers in 2018, confirmed last October that of the many offers he has received from potential investors three were of particular interest and one of them was from Qatar Sports Investments, which controls Paris St Germain and is run by his friend Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The Italian stressed concrete talks would only take place with anyone when “we need support to build the club bigger than we could with our own resources”. There has been no word from either party since, but now that Leeds are back in the big time speculation will mount, while the 49ers may now be keen to increase their investment.
They do. Chief Executive Angus Kinclose unveiled his goal at the club’s centennial celebrations last October to increase Elland Road’s capacity to 50,000 once he returns to the Premier League. In addition, plans for a joint venture in partnership with Leeds City Council and the Football Foundation were approved before this month for its Parklife sports center of the 8 million pound network on a field next to the stadium. The project, which includes 4 3G synthetic fields and a pavilion with cafeteria, meeting rooms, gym, doctor’s office and pharmacy, is the first step toward moving the club’s Thorp Arch Academy somewhere else downtown near Elland Road.
Do not expect Leeds to be big spenders this summer. They have already turned Helder Costa’s loan into a permanent £16million deal and will do the same with Illan Meslier (£5m) and Jack Harrison (£8m). Leeds could yet be legally bound to pay the £19m RB Leipzig are expecting to turn Jean-Kevin Augustin’s loan into a permanent move following promotion. The striker does not figure in Bielsa’s plans, but that uncertainty could impact on the Yorkshire club’s budget. Bielsa will want a centre-back given Ben White’s expected departure back to parent club Brighton, a striker and a specialist left-back, but he will keep faith with most of his small squad and new arrivals are expected to be initially on loan.
Ratings are correct from 2100 BST on 17/7/20
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