…AND THOSE WHO LOVE HIS METHODS

“At first he seems tough and he may even annoy you with his persistence and ‘don’t take no for an answer’ resilience but in the end he is a genius.” – FERNANDO LLORENTE

“My admiration for Marcelo Bielsa is huge because he makes the players much, much better. He’s the best coach in the world.” – PEP GUARDIOLA

“He is like my football father. We are a generation of coaches that were his disciples. How he feels football, the passion he has for football, I think we all took that from him.” – MAURICIO POCHETTINO

“Marcelo Bielsa’s Chile played the most attractive football in this World Cup.” (2010) – JOHAN CRUYFF

“I have the influence of several coaches: Bielsa, Eriksson, Basile, they have all left a mark. But Bielsa taught me the most.” – DIEGO SIMEONE

“He made me devour videos like never before. Marcelo is just too good.” – BENJAMIN MENDY

“I learnt a lot from him and it is because of him that I am who I am.” – ALEXIS SANCHEZ

“For me what Bielsa has done is worthier than what Simeone has.

Marcelo made a team out of nothing.” – DIEGO MARADONA

“He is a coach I have admired for many years and when the opportunity arose to bring him to Elland Road, we made it our top priority for the summer.” – LEEDS CHAIRMAN ANDREA RADRIZZANI