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The prospect of playing Premier League football next season is becoming a more and more realistic possibility every single week for Leeds United at the moment.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side are currently in the thick of the Championship title race, and have been in the mix for promotion all season. On top of that, the Whites have also been regularly producing scintillating football throughout the campaign.
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The Argentine coach deserves plenty of credit for the dramatic changes and improvements he’s instigated at Elland Road. Now, inevitably, speculation is turning to how his side might cope in the top flight. Bielsa himself has given his verdict on this.
What he said
In his press conference on Monday, as quoted by Leeds Live, the manager was asked if his current squad are capable of making the step up to the Premier League.
Bielsa said: “I haven’t analysed the Premier League so I’m not ready to make this kind of comparison now. But I can tell you any player that plays for Leeds now, they could play without any problems in the two European teams that I trained for some time, Marseille and Bilbao. I can make this comparison because I know both teams.”
A huge vote of confidence
This is a huge compliment for Bielsa to pay his squad. Athletic Bilbao and Marseille were in La Liga and Ligue 1, respectively, when he was in charge. When he was at the helm of the French club, Bielsa had the likes of Benjamin Mendy, Dimitri Payet, and Michy Batshuayi at his disposal.
These comments from the head coach ought to give the Leeds squad a massive confidence boost, which fans will hope can give them a lift heading into the all important Championship run in.
