Leeds players 'enjoying life more' under Marsch than Bielsa

Leeds players are enjoying the “refreshing” change under Jesse Marsch, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

The American replaced fans favourite Marcelo Bielsa as manager last month and has enjoyed a fine start to life in the Elland Road hotseat.

Considering Leeds had tasted victory just five times all season and were on a four-match losing run when Marsch arrived in Yorkshire, he’s made an outstanding start to his managerial career in English football.

He did suffer defeat in his first game in charge, although only poor finishing cost Leeds from taking at least a point from their trip to Leicester, with their XG (2.14) far better than the Foxes’ (0.35).

Marsch’s side were unable to bounce back from that defeat as normal services were resumed when they suffered a heavy loss when Aston Villa won 3-0 at Elland Road.

That left Leeds just two points above the relegation zone and in serious danger of losing their status as a top-flight club.

However, two injury-time victories on the bounce, the second coming after Leeds were 2-0 down at Wolves last Friday, has breathed new life into their survival bid. They are now seven points clear of the bottom three and only a couple more wins away from planning for another season at this level.

The tributes paid to Bielsa following his departure highlighted exactly how popular he was with the Leeds players and how much they enjoyed playing under him.

But Jones believes that the squad are now loving Marsch’s fresh ideas, even though they’re not too dissimilar to the Argentine’s.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “The impact that Jesse Marsch has had on this squad has been really positive. The players are really enjoying it.

“It’s not a million miles off what they were doing under Bielsa, but