Bielsa stands his ground but he is not above sack
Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa has vowed to “continue fighting until the end of the season” but accepts he is not immune from being sacked.
Bielsa’s side are five points above the Premier League’s relegation zone after winning only three games this season and were thrashed 7-0 at Manchester City on Tuesday.
Whenaskedifhefearedbeingsacked,Bielsasaid:“Doyou think there’s a coach that can’t be sacked, who is unsackable? Do you think I’m so vain that I think I can’t be sacked?
“Doyouthinkthataftersufferinga7-0defeatIcandiscard the instability? Of course the job of a coach is not stable. I don’thaveanythingthatmakes me immune to that characteristic.”
The 66-year-old added: “Of course I’m going to continue fighting until the end of the season. I always think that in adversity you have to fight.
“I am going to fight until the end of the season without any doubts. I hope nothing happens that does not allow me to act on what I just said. I am saying, to have the necessary strength to face what may come.”
Bielsa has faced criticism from pundits and a section of Leeds fans after his side have failed to reproduce the form they showed last season.
But the Argentinian remains hugely popular with the majority of supporters after transforming Leeds from a mid-tableChampionshipclub.
“It’s the worst of all the moments I’ve had at Leeds,” Bielsasaid.“Ofcourse,tolose7-0is not just another defeat.”
Leeds’ biggest Premier League loss came three days after a stoppage-time penalty denied them a point in a 3-2 defeat at Chelsea, which Bielsa described as his side’s best display of the season.