Good PR stunt .... talk of the pub at the moment Sent from my iPhone
> On 4 Aug 2018, at 12:27, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > Marcelo Bielsa had a question. The new Leeds manager wanted to find out how > hard the average supporter had to work to pay for a ticket to watch the team. > How many hours did he or she have to put in? It was unclear what kind of > calculations went into the answer but one was provided. It would be about > three.So the Argentinian called his players together and he told them that, > for the next three hours, they would be picking up litter from around the > club’s Thorp Arch training ground. He wanted them to learn a lesson; to > appreciate how the fans laboured to fulfil their passion.t was classic Bielsa > on many levels, taking in his empathy for the worker, his fixation with > discipline and team spirit and, above all, the quirkiness and > unpredictability that has led to the “El Loco” nickname. The 63-year-old is > not crazy. It is just that his obsessive nature, ferocious intensity, > eccentricities and refusal to adhere to convention can make him seem that > way.When Bielsa strode into Leeds on 15 June to replace Paul Heckingbottom, > it quickly became clear the club would never be the same again. The stories > of Bielsa’s attention to detail are already legendary. He runs his forefinger > across various surfaces at Thorp Arch to check for dust, invariably being > appalled at what he finds, while he once inquired why there was a bootprint > on a wall – about half a yard from the floor.It was explained to him that, > perhaps, it was the result of somebody leaning back against it, with his or > her foot up. “That shows the person is not concentrated on their work! > Unacceptable!” Bielsa exclaimed. Leeds have had and do have bigger problems > than the odd dirty mark but this is Bielsa, the perfectionist, and this is > how he intends to drag the club up by their bootlaces: little bit by little > bit. > Full article - > https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/04/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
