Bielsa would be missed

AHEAD of Leeds United’s visit to Manchester United today, there was speculation about who will succeed Marcelo Bielsa.

This speculation is an inevitable corollary of a difficult season disfigured by injuries to key players but I hope we are not approaching the end of Bielsa’s stay in English football quite yet. Watching them play in the three-and-a-half years since he arrived at Elland Road has been a joy and an education, an exercise in bravery and daring and ambition and over-achieving. For much of that time, there hasn’t been any team better to watch across all four top divisions.

So whoever succeeds Bielsa, I’d prefer it if it doesn’t happen for a little while longer.