Expert: Leeds United have fixed Marcelo Bielsa mistake after confirmed news – ‘it’s absolutely huge’
Jesse Marsch has already moved to address Marcelo Bielsa’s shortcomings at Leeds United by adding “robust” depth to his squad in the transfer market.
That is the view of medical expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in medicine data analysis.
Leeds United have already confirmed the signings of Red Bull Salzburg duo Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen.
Marsch has moved quickly to bolster his squad after narrowly avoiding the drop in the 2021-22 season.
Leeds United were dragged into the relegation fight after key injuries to the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Patrick Bamford, and Liam Cooper.
Dinnery insisted Bielsa, who was sacked in February, lost his job as a result of a critical lack of “depth”.
“If you want to play in a set way, you need players who are fit for purpose,” he told Football Insider‘s Ewan Kingsbury.
“You need players who can deliver. Often overlooked in terms of a player’s attributes is availability.
“That’s absolutely huge. You could be the best player in the world, but if you’re only available for 50% of the time – you aren’t much use.
“I think that’s where Bielsa fell down, in my opinion. There never seemed to be any plan B.
“When you’ve got a solid nucleus of 13 to 14 players who are robust and can tolerate the demands of playing up to three times a week, then great.
“The problems for Bielsa occurred when he started to lose players like Phillips, Bamford, and Cooper. They just didn’t have the depth to compete – the demands were too much.
“Marsch has got an understanding of how he wants to play, and he’s going out to get players he knows can cope with the intense nature of the Premier League.
“It’s never going to be seamless for these new players, but he is mitigating the risk of being hit by injury again by making his squad bigger.”
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