Well today is D day for Bielsa and his legacy - does he go down in history as the man who got us back on track or just as a 3 season oasis in a sea of mediocrity?I will always admire and respect him and he will go down as my favourite ever manager ( 31 and counting) both for what he did on the pitch and his persona and behaviour off it ( like Chile fans I count myself as a Bielsa 'widow') . However relegation today makes his football achievements as just a footnote. There is no point debating if he would have kept us up although one of my concerns for today is the fact that Marsch only has one result that was unexpected- a victory at wolves away- and I am not sure how much credit he actually deserves for that one?Wins over Norwich and Watford are to be expected, as are defeats v Man city, Chelsea and Arsenal, so it is whether the draws v Southampton, Palace and Brighton are good points or should and would have been better under Bielsa - but as I say a pointless debate. All that counts now is what happens today - if we stay up I will give Jesse the credit and hope he goes on to better things with us, and I will also thank him for protecting Bielsa's legacy , if we go down then the blame is to be spread around . I want us to stay up but as my wife keeps saying " you enjoyed the championship, you will win more, and you will be going to games whatever so it makes little difference " - all true , but fuck me, relegation will hurt Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org
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