Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa says he has spied on the opposition in every match he has been in charge of at the club.
Bielsa admitted last week he sent someone from his camp to cast a watchful eye of a Derby training session ahead of the Championship clash between the two sides last Friday.
The incident infuriated Rams boss Frank Lampard, who said Bielsa’s behaviour amounted to cheating.
Bielsa called a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to address the row, admitting he had watched all of Leeds' opponents before their matches this season.
He said: "I'm going to make it easier for the EFL investigation. I'm going to make it easier for them and I assume my behaviour is observed from the most extreme position.
"I observed all the rivals we played against. We watched all the training sessions before we played them.
"My goal is to make this easier for the investigation. By doing this I assume the possible sanctions by the authorities. I don't want to compare my situation with previous similar incidents.
"I don't want to make it easier for me by attacking others. Regarding what I've done - it is not illegal. It's not specified, described or restrained."
"It's not seen as a good thing, but it is not a violation of the law. Although not illegal it's not necessarily the right thing to do.
"The wrong things you do are not done with bad intention or an intention to cheat. If you observe something without authorisation we call it spying. I'm going to try and explain I did not have bad intentions.
"I did not try to get an unfair sporting advantage. But I did it because it was not illegal or violating specific laws.
"As Lampard (Derby boss Frank Lampard) says, he doesn't believe I have bad intentions. He believes I violated the fair play spirit so I have to adapt to the rules and habits of English football."
