Marcelo Bielsa: Luke Ayling may lead dressing room revolt as ‘crushing’ claim issued – Mills
Marcelo Bielsa may face a revolt in his Leeds United squad led by Luke Ayling, according to Danny Mills.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Whites and England defender claimed recent results will have been “crushing” for the squad who will know something needs to change if they want to stop being “ripped apart”.
As quoted by Leeds Live after the 6-0 humiliation by Liverpool last night (23 February), Bielsa insisted a change of style would not change results.
The Whites have conceded 16 goals in their last four Premier League games and are just three points above the relegation zone.
“There are times as a player you must be getting deflated,” Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“At Man City, you were 3-0 down after 20 minutes and were getting ripped apart. As a senior player, you must be thinking ‘We need to change this, we’re not going to beat Man City 4-3. We are just going to be continued to be ripped apart’.
“It’s the same at Liverpool, 3-0 down you have to think ‘Let’s shut up shop and win the second-half’.
“These heavy defeats are crushing for your confidence and when they are coming thick and fast, seven at Man City, four at Man United and six against Liverpool. Phwoar, that’s hard to take.
“Teams have worked it out and the better teams are starting to pick them off and exploiting the weaknesses, like set-pieces.
“There has to be a time where you change the way you play because at the moment it doesn’t look like they are going to be successful.
“Luke Ayling is a senior player and he’s a right-back, he must be thinking ‘This is not working, we are getting ripped apart left, right and centre. We cannot keep doing this because if we do we’ll get beat again and again’.
“It’s very hard to keep getting beat, it’s not comfortable.”
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