Leeds board 'might admit' they made Elland Road 'mistake'

Leeds United‘s board may start to regret replacing Marcelo Bielsa with Jesse Marsch, believes talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook.

The 48-year-old has been unable to steer Leeds away from relegation trouble, and Crook thinks Andrea Radrizzani and co might admit that his appointment was a mistake if the Yorkshire club do end up going down.

Leeds picked up a crucial point in their fight for survival after drawing 1-1 with Brighton last Sunday.

Pascal Struijk’s last-minute equaliser gave supporters reason to celebrate in a game where they had expressed their frustration over how this season has gone at the Leeds board.

On the Leeds fans protesting against the club’s hierarchy and chanting Bielsa’s name, Marsch said (via Daily Mail): ‘I did not hear any of that, I was focused on the match and I thought the fans pushed us really well. They helped us get the win (sic), that’s what we need.”

Next up for Marsch’s men is a trip to Brentford – their final fixture of the campaign which could become a must-win game depending on other results.

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Crook thinks the Leeds board might admit that sacking Bielsa was a mistake if the club do go on to get relegated, though he believes they would already be down had the Argentine not have been dismissed.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the talkSPORT journalist said: “I’m not sure Jesse Marsch was necessarily the right appointment, so maybe if they go down, they might admit that was a mistake.

“But if Bielsa had stayed, I think they’d be down already because they were heading nowhere, and actually, Jesse Marsch’s points return is not bad when you consider the type of teams that he’s had to play lately. They’ve been losing games