Benoit Delaval has revealed how he has been left amazed by the commitment shown by Leeds United's players to better themselves.
Delaval is the man tasked with keeping the United squad in tip-top condition and is a trusted member of Marcelo Bielsa’s staff having joined the club in the summer of 2018.
The Frenchman, who picked up the club's FIFA Fair Play Award with Liam Cooper back in September, has also opened up on how working with the experienced Bielsa has been a life changing experience and how he thrives to remain at the highest level for as long as he possible can.
“There’s less of a need to go find English players," Delaval told French publication La Voix du Nord.
"You press the button and they’re there. They do what’s asked of them. Last year, I did a presentation at the training centre on recovery and, at the end, a player came up to me and said ‘Here’s my email address, can you send me your material?
"During my 14 years in France, no one has asked me for my material and I did a number of presentations on nutrition, preparation, sleep… Sometimes you get a message: ‘Tomorrow is day -3 (the most important training of the week), do you know what we’re going to do because I’d like to adapt my dinner for it…’ It’s just easier for us”.
Before he added: “I want to stay at the highest level for as long as possible. I don’t have a plan. Never did I think I would ever get here. If you want to stay in this business, you have to question yourself every day. If you start slacking off tomorrow, you’re dead."
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