Mills verdict on Bielsa quitting Leeds after Hay reveal
Danny Mills has insisted there is no chance of a parting of the ways between Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Whites and England defender claimed Leeds’ recent woes are down in no small part to their injury problems.
Bielsa’s side put in arguably one of their worst performances in the 1-0 defeat to Southampton last weekend.
They were outrun by their opponent for the first time under the Argentine and had just three shots in the 90 minutes.
The Athletic’s Phil Hay reported today the club still have full faith that Bielsa is the right man to turn the ship around.
“He will put himself under more pressure than anybody else,” Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“That’s what it comes down to first and foremost.
“That’s all he’ll be concerned about. We’ve seen before that he’s not massively bothered about outside influences.
“All he wants to do is to improve his teams and improve his players. He’ll be absolutely desperate to do that.
“I don’t think he’s concerned about outside influences in the slightest.
“I don’t think it’s a case of walking away.
“Luke Ayling’s missing as well. At the moment you’re looking at four of your best players not being available. If you do that to any team, we saw what happened with Liverpool last season.
“They’re some of the best players in the squad and that’s going to make it very, very difficult, no matter who you are.”
Leeds’ only win this season came at home against Watford at the beginning of this month.
The Yorkshire giants currently sit in 17th, three points above the bottom three.
In other news, Leeds United have been tipped to sign a top-class Rodrigo rival from Premier League giants in January.