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‘Sunday League managers have better tactical awareness than Marcelo Bielsa’ – Gabby Agbonlahor warns Leeds they are heading towards relegation after Liverpool mauling
Gabby Agbonlahor laid into ‘stubborn’ Marcelo Bielsa after his Leeds side were mauled 6-0 by Liverpool on Wednesday night.
Leeds are well and truly in a relegation fight in just their second season back in the Premier League.
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Bielsa’s side have just one point in their last five games and have conceded 17 goals in the process.
They have now conceded more goals than any other team in the Premier League this season [56] and Agbonlahor warned that Leeds are heading back to the Championship.
The former Aston Villa striker has had plenty of run-ins with Leeds fans over his criticism of Bielsa since the club returned to the top flight.
Agbonlahor is being proved right, but even he - as one of the Argentine's biggest critics - admits he's especially 'baffled' by Bielsa's tactics following their defeat to Liverpool.
He told talkSPORT Breakfast: “I’ve been saying this for a long time and people have been getting on my back about it.
“I’ve seen Sunday League managers can have better tactical awareness than Marcelo Bielsa.
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“There’s knowing the game inside/out isn’t there, but managing in the Premier League against top top teams and you are going man-for-man.
“How many times are they going to concede over 20 shots? How many times are they going to be popped?
“This is a record, you know, losing 6-0 and 7-0 in one season. It’s a record since 1933.
“Bielsa, and I’ve been saying this for a long time, yes getting Leeds promoted and last season was amazing.
“I called it last season, second season syndrome and everyone is going to find them out. Everyone is going to enjoy playing against them.
“Look at the game yesterday. You are playing against one of the best teams in the world and you are going man-for-man.
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“Honestly, if I was a Leeds player I would be on the phone to my agent after the game saying ‘he’s killing us’.
“I’m baffled by Leeds. I don’t want to hear about bravery or that they’re an entertaining team to watch.
“I was listening to the show last night and Leeds fans want a change. They want someone who is going to keep them in the Premier League.
“Bielsa could play against a world star XI and he’d go man-for-man. His tactics are stubborn and he’s going to get Leeds relegated.
"I've got my coaching badges and I'm going to say it: I'd do a better job than Bielsa at Leeds at the moment.
"I'd go to Liverpool and have them set up better than he did."
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