After facing his worst season at the club, with several goals against, Marcelo Bielsa was disassociated from Leeds despite his willingness to continue at the helm of the English team. In an honourable statement, Leeds officials said :Plans for a permanent tribute to Marcelo on Elland Road are under way and more information will be released in due course’. El Loco will be a legend of the institution for returning him to the Premier League after 16 years in the second division of English football. Currently, it remains in the 16th. placed with 23 units, just two points from the relegation zone, lost half of the matches played (13 of 26) and is the most scored team of the tournament (60).
In this context, it suffered five defeats in the six most recent rounds, the last with thrashings of Everton (0-3), Manchester United (2-4), Liverpool (0-6) and Tottenham Hotspur (0-4). In the statement they reported that since his arrival at the club: “He transformed the team’s luck on the field and led Leeds to the playoffs of the Sky Bet Championship (second division) in his first full season in charge.” “In his second campaign, Bielsa succeeded in guiding the club to the Sky Bet Championship title, with a 10-point lead, resulting in promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years. Finally, they concluded: “In the club’s return to the top flight, Leeds finished ninth, securing the most points (59) from a newly promoted team in the Premier League since the 2000/01 campaign.”
