Been saying the same things. I genuinely couldn’t tell you what Marsch’s style is. We try to play out from the back, with a few extremely high risk passes between defenders but because it’s not as slick as under Bielsa and there’s not as much off the ball movement (most of the time all our forwards are in a line at the half way line) the ball gets punted forward anyway. Bamford/Rodrigo doesn’t win the header and the opposition are on the attack again. We’re hopelessly narrow, really poor when we lose the ball high up field and unless something dramatic happens, sleepwalking towards relegation.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 12:32:22 PM To: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Subject: [LU] Marsch v Bielsa We were discussing pre match how come Marsch was seen as the successor to Bielsa. The claim from the club was it would be a natural progression with an improved defence However when we started analysing things it is different. Bielsa loved to play with wingers, at least one of them ( often Harrison) would always hug the touchline and was an easy 'out ball' , Marsch wants everything played through the middle and in a narrow ( " penis" - copyright the square ball) formation, to quote jesss " the goals are in the middle of the pitch" Bielsa was all about possession and keeping the ball Marsch is all about transition and turn over, letting the opposition have the ball and then force them into errors / giving the ball up in dangerous areas. The perfect Bielsa goal is after 10 or more passes, Marsch wants one or two passes to score. Bielsa all about man marking , Marsch all zonal, both at set pieces and in open play, all move to the side of the pitch where the ball is. Bielsa was all about integrity and never moaning at refs - Marsch the polar opposite, get in the refs face and 'bully them into giving you the next decision " The only thing their teams had in common was the amount of running they do. Under Bielsa and Marsch our players cover more ground and do more running , generally speaking, than the opposition. This one factor does not seem enough to make Jesse the natural successor in terms of style of play. Whatever, they need to make the correct decision now or we are facing more years in the doldrums ( our 20,000 season ticket waiting list will disappear overnight if relegated) They need to get " sack or back" correct and if sack , make the right choice in replacing him. Bielsa was always going to be hard / impossible to replace but they appear to have got it very wrong Dave _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
