Richard Keys' smug reaction after Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds prediction proves spot on

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Richard Keys has given himself a pat on the back for predicting Marcelo Bielsa’s sacking as Leeds United manager.

Leeds parted company with Bielsa on Sunday morning, a day after the crushing 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham in the Premier League.

Bielsa has legendary status at Leeds after taking them up from the Championship and securing a ninth-placed finish last season.

But a rotten run of four heavy defeats, by an aggregate score line of 17-2, saw chairman Andrea Radrizzani make the difficult decision to sack Bielsa after three and a half years in charge.

"This has been the toughest decision I have had to make during my tenure at Leeds United, taking into account all the success Marcelo has had at the club," said Radrizzani.

Leeds are 16th in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone, with 12 games left to play.

Former Sky Sports presenter Keys, who now fronts beIN SPORTS’ coverage from Qatar, has never been enamoured with Bielsa and has managed to get his smugness over via his recent tweets.

He wrote on Saturday night: “This is unsustainable for Leeds. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Bielsa sacked tonight. They’re going down if they don’t do something.”

After Bielsa was indeed sacked, he added : “Looks like I did know what I was talking about after all….”

Leeds look set to appoint Jesse Marsch as Bielsa’s successor as they pin their hopes on the former RB Leipzig boss to steer them away from the drop.

Marsch had success with Red Bull Salzburg before getting the Leipzig job, but Keys is not convinced by