Liam Cooper has joked that Marcelo Bielsa is so obsessed with football that he lives in Leeds United clothes.
In a glowing tribute to Bielsa, Leeds captain Cooper explained how the manager's humble lifestyle and dedication to football has influenced the whole squad.
Speaking to Sky Sports Super 6 Podcast, the centre-back admitted it was difficult to adapt to Bielsa's mindset and style when he first took over at Elland Road.
Yet he explained that Bielsa's obsession with football has given Whites players a clarity over how he wants them to play.
"He doesn't live this lavish lifestyle," Cooper said.
"He lives in his flat in Wetherby and he goes to Costa Coffee to do his analysis, and that's the way he is - he likes to keep things very simple.
"I think he lives in his Leeds United clothes, I've never seen him in normal clothes, things like that, you know what I mean?
"That's the way he is, he lives, sleeps, breathes football. For a player at a club, when your manager is so obsessed, it can only work wonders for yourself.
"We go onto that pitch fully clear of how teams are going to play and if a team does switch we know exactly what we're doing there and then.
"It was difficult at first but now I can't imagine not working in any other way.
"He's an unbelievable person, and the relationship there it's powerful, but it's respectful, it's given and take, and that's one thing I'd say we've definitely improved as a team: we respect the manager, what he says goes. We have that relationship with him, we've shared good moments with him."
