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Jesse Marsch has opened up on how he felt about Marcelo Bielsa when Leeds first offered him the chance to succeed him - and responded to Ted Lasso comparisons.

Leeds’ director of football Victor Orta approached Marsch last week and initially he felt Bielsa should be allowed to see out his contract before he replaced him in the summer.

Leeds sunk to their fourth successive defeat in their 4-0 loss to Tottenham in their next game to slide deeper into relegation trouble and Marsch understands why they had to act.

“I didn’t want Marcelo to have to go out like this, I wanted to see him continue and finish his legacy and keep the team up,” said the American.

“I know what it’s like, I just left a team midway through a season, it’s not a good feeling. I wanted Marcelo to finish on a high note and the club to finish on a high note with him.

“I wanted to make that argument with Victor when he called me, but I could see that the group was suffering.

“And so I had to wrap my mind around doing it now and my focus is not on the Championship, it’s on finding