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Leeds United supporter claims Jesse March 'suffers' from Marcelo Bielsa legacy after sacking calls

A Leeds United fan has claimed that manager Jesse Marsch could still be suffering from the legacy of his predecessor Marcelo Bielsa.

The American has found it tough to connect with a section of the Whites fans, with many calling for him to be sacked after an indifferent start to the season.

Bielsa was in charge at Elland Road for three-and-a-half-years and guided the Whites back to the Premier League in 2020 for the first time since 2004.

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Calling in on Simon Jordan and Jim White's White and Jordan show on talkSPORT this morning, 'Stuart' claimed that many fans simply can't get over the fact that the Argentinian is no longer in the dugout.

"I think a lot of angers does stem from... and I'll probably take a bit of a bashing for this from Leeds fans... but a lot of it comes from the Bielsa era and a lot of people just can't move on from that.

"He's taken a lot of flack recently, and obviously the results haven't been great, but he said last night that the players are with him and I was at the ground last night and I saw the connections between the players and the fans through the substitutions.

"And there was a connection there, the players are playing for him and it was a great performance last night and the atmosphere was electric. Maybe he just needs to stem his comments a little bit, he's been outspoken in the past as far as managers go for Leeds.

"Bielsa was a messiah as far as we were concerned as Leeds fans but when he went, the results weren't acceptable at that time. But we have to move on with Marsch, and he kept us up last year which is great.

"But the results have not been good enough as far as we are concerned, and I think they can turn it around. We're signing new players, getting others back from injury and hopefully we can pull it out of the bag again."

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