{"id":10690,"date":"2022-02-26T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T23:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/26\/marcelo-bielsa-leaves-leeds-by-mutual-consent-as-deal-for-replacement-close-to-completion\/"},"modified":"2022-02-26T18:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T23:01:25","slug":"marcelo-bielsa-leaves-leeds-by-mutual-consent-as-deal-for-replacement-close-to-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/26\/marcelo-bielsa-leaves-leeds-by-mutual-consent-as-deal-for-replacement-close-to-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcelo Bielsa \u2018leaves Leeds by mutual consent\u2019 as deal for replacement close to completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mounting reports across the English media late on Saturday evening suggest that Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s time as Leeds United boss has all but come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>News of beloved Argentine Bielsa\u2019s imminent departure of course comes on the back of another alarming defeat for Leeds earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>After allowing a whopping 13 goals across a trio of successive losses at the hands of Everton, Manchester United and Liverpool, the Whites welcomed Antonio Conte\u2019s struggling Tottenham to Elland Road, eyeing a bounce-back result.<\/p>\n<p>When all was said and done, however, the woes of the day\u2019s hosts only deepened, as Spurs ran riot en route to an eventual 4-0 triumph.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Harry Kane Son Heung-min<\/p>\n<p>A beautiful combination to get Tottenham\u2019s fourth! \u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PEdBiZLD4H\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PEdBiZLD4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1497576619933900803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mounting pressure, in turn, was tipped as being on the shoulders of Marcelo Bielsa, as Leeds continue to slip ever closer to the Premier League\u2019s relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>And, as alluded to above, if the latest word doing the rounds in the media late on Saturday is anything to go by, then it appears as though the patience of those in a position of power at Elland Road has, once and for all, run out.<\/p>\n<p>As per talkSPORT and more, Bielsa and Leeds have opted to part ways by mutual consent with immediate effect:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">: Marcelo Bielsa has left Leeds United by mutual consent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 talkSPORT sources understand<\/p>\n<p>Listen \u261e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJgUHnHODz\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/VJgUHnHODz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TuzcwG4l4P\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TuzcwG4l4P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkSPORT\/status\/1497679179227140097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Marsch incoming<\/h2>\n<p>Turning attentions towards the road ahead in west Yorkshire, it is also understood that Bielsa\u2019s replacement on the bench at Leeds has already been decided upon.<\/p>\n<p>As per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Victor Orta and co. have identified former RB Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch as the man to lead the club forward into a new era, beginning with staving off what would be a damaging return to the Championship come the season\u2019s end:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s set to leave Leeds after poor performances this season. Lawyers now discussing his exit. Former Leipzig manager Jesse Marsch close to be appointed as new head coach. \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talks still ongoing between Leeds board and Marsch \u2013 first called by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@David_Ornstein<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5YArtvQxbU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5YArtvQxbU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1497682503288737792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/revealed-what-abramovichs-statement-means-for-chelsea-ownership-and-potential-sale-of-club\/\">Revealed: What Abramovich\u2019s statement means for Chelsea ownership and potential sale of club<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/its-completely-on-chris-kavanagh-everton-boss-lampard-in-remarkable-post-man-city-rant\/\">\u2018It\u2019s completely on Chris Kavanagh\u2019: Everton boss Lampard in remarkable post-Man City rant<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Mounting reports across the English media late on Saturday evening suggest that Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s time as Leeds United boss has all but come to an end. News of beloved Argentine Bielsa\u2019s imminent departure of course comes on the back of another alarming defeat for Leeds earlier today. After allowing a whopping 13 goals across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-10690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}