10 Marcelo Bielsa quotes on Leeds United: ‘Everything was so beautiful’

Marcelo Bielsa has already taken charge of more Leeds United matches than any other club, and he’s earned God status in the city for ending their 16-year exile outside the Premier League. 

Under Bielsa, Leeds finished 9th in their first season back in the top flight, and while things are proving altogether more difficult in the second year, he still has the backing of everyone in the city.

The prospect of watching Leeds without Bielsa is increasingly becoming unthinkable for many of their supporters but, fortunately for them, he’s felt the love and sounds happy to continue. We’ve collected 10 of his best quotes about the club.

“I was convinced by the strength of Leeds United as a club and an institution and on-the-field the possibilities it has,” Bielsa said when he was first unveiled to the media in 2018.

“I looked at things from a sporting, football point of view and those things together helped me make my choice. That’s how I decided.”

| New #LUFC head coach Marcelo Bielsa settles into his office at Thorp Arch pic.twitter.com/uuCyflZ1xD

— Leeds United (@LUFC) June 25, 2018

“I was well received by the fans. I visited a fair that gathered many expressions of Yorkshire. It was a big fair, we had about 60,000 people and this allowed me to get to know the region,” the 65-year-old told reporters in the early weeks of his tenure.

‪”In Argentina, I live in the countryside and there are many similarities in Yorkshire to the region I’m from.

“‪I think Leeds has a popular expression which is similar to the feelings that stimulate me.‬ I have a deep responsibility.‬

“‪I hope I can give fans the answer they are expecting from me.‬ We have received lots of affection from the fans and our results impact a lot of working-class