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Every word Marcelo Bielsa said on Koch, Llorente and Chelsea fans after Stamford Bridge defeat

Leeds United suffered another tough evening the capital on Saturday night as they fell to a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Patrick Bamford got Marcelo Bielsa's side off to the perfect start by firing them ahead after just four minutes, but Olivier Giroud would equalise before half-time.

Second half goals from Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic sealed the win for the hosts.

Here is every question and answer in full from Marcelo Bielsa's post-match press conference.

You've gone toe-to-toe with Chelsea in the first half and were good value for that draw at half-time but what weren't you able to do in the second half that led to your defeat?

I thought that the result was fair. What we lacked was that we failed to recover the ball in the initial phase of the game when Chelsea played out from the back.

The second goal was a set-piece for Chelsea, how frustrated were you by some of the defending at set-pieces because they seemed to be dominating them?

Yes, it is how you say, we failed to neutralise them in this aspect and in the end it was important factor.

You brought on Ian Poveda for Jack Harrison, what was your thinking behind that substitution? What is it that Ian Poveda can bring that Jack Harrison wasn't doing?

Between the two players it's that Poveda is more of a dribbler who asks for the ball to feet. Whereas Jack is more direct and asks for the ball in behind.

Was Robin Koch a doubt before the game or was it an injury he picked up in the game?

No, he was injured during the game.

How difficult was it for Diego to come into a game like that in the early stages? What did you think of his performance?

It was a game that was difficult to defend given the quality of the opponents' forwards.

Do you think the fans have much of an impact tonight or was that not very important?

No, I don’t think they influenced the game.

In the second half Poveda looked like he was fouled in the area, but carried on and went for a shot anyway. Do you think he should have gone down and maybe would have got a penalty?

I can’t give you an opinion on this because I didn’t see the tackle with clarity.

Chelsea are top of the league now - do you see them as genuine title contenders?

They are one of the important teams in the Premier League.

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