'Staff acted impeccably' - Marcelo Bielsa defends medical staff after Robin Koch plays with concussion

Marcelo Bielsa has defended the Leeds staff who responded to Robin Koch's head injury during Sunday's match against Manchester United. Koch returned to the field after suffering a cut to the head after a clash with Scott McTominay but was later substituted after showing signs of concussion. Ad/> Brain injury charity Headway and the Professional Footballers' Association have since criticised the protocols in place which they argue do not protect player safety.

Premier League'Phenomenal' — Guardiola praises fans and De Bruyne after Man City thrash Leeds15/12/2021 AT 09:03 But Leeds boss Bielsa jumped to the defence of his staff, who he claimed were following the rules. «If there's something that the medical staff at Leeds have done, and I as an extension of their decisions, it's to abide strictly by the rules whether by Covid or any knocks to the head or any other case. »If any club has acted impeccably with the rules regards to health, it's Leeds." Bielsa went on to say that the medical staff had no reason to believe, after the collision, that Koch was suffering from concussion.

«We did nothing different to the protocol,» he added. «We did everything according to the protocol. I was convinced it was just the bleeding from the cut.

That was the first conclusion after the evaluation the player had. »When he manifested different symptoms, he was substituted. The control the player receives when they get this type of knock, the protocol that is applied is what generates whether he should be substituted or not." Whatever the Premier League is doing about head injuries, it isn't working — The Warm-Up De Gea: 'I don't see myself away from Manchester United' The Premier League concussion substitute law allows each team to make