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Marcelo Bielsa: The Career of a Football Genius. #lufc
In 1990, after a decade working in the team's youth set up, Marcelo Bielsa took the job as Head Coach at Newell's Old Boys. He won the Tourneo Apetura as Newell's gained 28 points from 19 games when a win only got you 2 points.
In Argentina, the winner of the Apetura play the winner of the Clausura. This game decides the champions. Newell's beat Boca Juniors and became Champions of Argentina in 1991. He also won the same game in 1992, just weeks after losing the final of the Libertadores to São Paulo.
His spell at Newell's ended in 1992 as El Loco moved to Mexico to manage Atlas from 1993 until '95 and then América for a year. In his time in Mexico, he did not win any silverware. However, his time in Mexico was not as boring as it may seem.
Whilst at Atlas, Bielsa took his family to Puerta Vallarta. Whilst there, he asked for 2 video recorders and proceeded to shut himself away to watch Puebla's last 10 games as his next game was a FRIENDLY against the side. An extreme method of analysis he still does today.
After winning Clausura with Vélez Sarsfield, Bielsa took the top job at Espanyol. But 3 months on, the manager quit Catalonia to take the biggest job of his career. The role of Head Coach for the National Side in Argentina. A role he held for 6 years.
Bielsa took charge of 68 games and lost only 10. He won an impressive 42, along with 16 draws. His win ratio of 61.8% is the best of his career. He managed at the 1999 and 2004 Copa America tournaments, finishing runner up in the latter. He also was at the 2002 World Cup.
His only silverware with Argentina was the Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He resigned after 6 years that same year, and has never been in a job that long since. Marcelo then took 3 years out of the game before returning to manage Chile's national side in 2007.
In Chile, Marcelo Bielsa became a Cult Hero. This was because he improved the results of the side immensely. In 2010, He took them to Round of 16 at the World Cup where they lost to Brazil. He went on to manage Athletic Club in Spain in 2011.
Bielsa's Bilbao reached the Europa League Final in 2012 where they lost to Atletico Madrid. However they did famously eliminate Manchester United in the Round of 16. They also were the Copa Del Rey runner's up that year.
After leaving in 2013, Bielsa managed Marseille from 2014 until 2015. Then Lazio, for 2 days. Followed by a year out of the game before managing Lille in 2017 until 2018. That brought him to Leeds United in 2018. Perhaps his biggest challenge yet.
So far, Bielsa has had an eventful spell in England. He's admitted spying on opposition sides. Lost a play-off semi final. Won the FIFA fair play award. And then took Leeds to the top of the Championship, winning the division and gaining promotion to the Premier League.
So? Why do they call him "El Loco". The nickname translates to "The Crazy One" and it describes the man very well. It is said that in 1990, he threatened a group of Ultras who arrived at his home with a grenade.
Other stories that make the man live up to his name include him asking a young player if he'd cut his finger off to insure a win and the three month period he spent living in a Monastery in 2004, before living on his farm until his return to sport in 2007.
My personal favourite "El Loco" thing is his "binge" analysis. Bielsa watches multiple videos on every team he faces and analyses every single detail. Recently, he watched 19 hours of footage of Leeds' young midfielder Alfie McCalmont and every championship 3rd choice GK.
Bielsa is regarded as one of the most influencial coaches in world football. Also, he is highly thought of by many of the biggest names in football including Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and even Lionel Messi.
Pep Guardiola on Marcelo Bielsa - "We're judged by how much success we have, how many titles we have won, but that is much less influential than how he has influenced football and his football players. That is why, for me, he is the best coach in the world."
Former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has known Bielsa since he was a teenager after he visited him in the middle of the night and measured his legs as he slept. He has called Bielsa his 'football father' who helped him become both a player and a manager.
Many other huge names in football have cited Bielsa as and influence. Marcelo Bielsa is one of the most influencial, intelligent, interesting and insightful men in football. And in my eyes already a legend, not only in Leeds but worldwide. #lufc
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