{"id":9782,"date":"2022-02-17T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/17\/leeds-united-identify-first-choice-candidate-to-replace-marcelo-bielsa\/"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:01:25","slug":"leeds-united-identify-first-choice-candidate-to-replace-marcelo-bielsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/17\/leeds-united-identify-first-choice-candidate-to-replace-marcelo-bielsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United identify \u2018first-choice candidate\u2019 to replace Marcelo Bielsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A leading candidate to replace Marcelo Bielsa at Premier League outfit Leeds United in the summer has been identified, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The info comes courtesy of The Telegraph, who have delved into the subject of Leeds\u2019 beloved boss potentially opting to bring a close to his spell in west Yorkshire come the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This of course comes with Bielsa having remained staunch in his commitment to putting pen to paper on contracts with the Peacocks spanning no longer than twelve months.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, should the Argentine decide not to renew his terms this time round, the board at Elland Road will be forced to reignite their managerial search.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1073018\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1073018\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1073018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-1166155248.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United identify \u2018first-choice candidate\u2019 to replace Marcelo Bielsa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1073018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BRISTOL, ENGLAND \u2013 AUGUST 04:Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa during the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Leeds United at Ashton Gate on August 04, 2019 in Bristol, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And, as things stand, one candidate is viewed as, by some distance, the front-runner to take up the reins in west Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>The tactician in question? Jesse Marsch.<\/p>\n<p>As per The Telegraph\u2019s Sam Wallace, former United States international Marsch has emerged as the \u2018first-choice\u2019 managerial option on the part of those in a position of power at Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid the understanding that the former RB Leipzig headmaster\u2019s arrival would not give rise to a major shift away from the current brand of football on display at Elland Road, an attractive prospect for the Peacocks brass.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds could well face competition for Marsch\u2019s signature, though, from Bielsa\u2019s former employers, Athletic Club.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exclusive: Jesse Marsch Leeds United\u2019s first-choice candidate if Marcelo Bielsa departs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamWallaceTel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamWallaceTel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hyG6FgPvsW\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/hyG6FgPvsW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1494312475415744515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Red Devils lie in wait<\/h2>\n<p>Turning attentions away from the club\u2019s managerial situation and back towards the task at hand on the pitch, Leeds are of course set for a crunch showdown with a long-time rival this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the club\u2019s efforts to beat the drop from the Premier League, Bielsa\u2019s troops will welcome Manchester United to Yorkshire for a lunchtime kick-off on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds head into the clash in desperate search of a bounce-back result on the back of an alarming 3-0 defeat at the hands of Everton last time out, making it, all told, three without a win dating back to late January.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/raphinha-puts-leeds-united-contract-talks-on-hold-amid-chelsea-interest\/\">Raphinha puts Leeds United contract talks on hold amid Chelsea interest<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/newcastle-lining-up-45-million-for-crystal-palace-star-eberechi-eze\/\">Newcastle lining up \u00a345 million for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A leading candidate to replace Marcelo Bielsa at Premier League outfit Leeds United in the summer has been identified, according to reports. The info comes courtesy of The Telegraph, who have delved into the subject of Leeds\u2019 beloved boss potentially opting to bring a close to his spell in west Yorkshire come the end [&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-9782","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\/9782","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=9782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}