Leeds news: Marcelo Bielsa makes WORRYING admission just 12 games into promotion push
LEEDS UNITED boss Marcelo Bielsa admits some players already need a rest as the squad continues to adapt to his high-intensity approach to pressing the opposition.
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The 63-year-old has made a fantastic start to the season, with Leeds currently sitting third in the Championship after 12 games.
Leeds have won six matches so far in their EFL campaign and are only two points off the league leaders Sheffield United.
Despite receiving plaudits from fans and former players for his approach, Bielsa acknowledges some of his squad have needed to use the international break to recover.
“We had a group of players who needed to get some rest,” Bielsa said.
We had a group of players who needed to get some rest
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“Another group needed the opposite thing, which is pace and tempo.
“The third group were the international players and now we need them back with us.”
Bielsa, who takes his side to Blackburn on Saturday, revealed he's been working on improving his attacking tactics in recent training sessions.
“We dedicated a lot of time to the offensive play and inside the offensive play we work a lot on the movements to free ourselves,” he said.
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“When we do these movements we try to work the possibilities to receive the ball behind the opponent.”
Bielsa claimed the 1-1 draw was a “fair result” after Leeds defender Pontus Jansson headed home an 88th-minute equaliser at Elland Road.
“We could have won the game and we could have lost the game, but it wouldn’t be fair to say we were close to winning the game," he said after the match.