This is the new incident of Marcelo Bielsa, now in the Premiership of England!
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The experienced Argentine technician is in the picture of the world press for an episode that the British press has called the "Spygate." Know here the details
The technical director Marcelo Bielsa who currently heads the Leeds United, in the second division of English football, has caused a great controversy days before his confrontation with the Derby Country, team that directs Frank Lampard and episode that the English press has called as " Spygate. "
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After being revealed, by the police of Derbyshire, that Bielsa had sent a person to watch the training of his rival, the Derby team issued a statement reproaching that kind of actions, rarely seen in English football, where considers a practice poorly seen, becoming unsportsmanlike and that manages to transcend the limits of morality.
Before the controversy that generated this situation, the Argentine technician went out to give a declaration to Sky Sports in which, on the one hand, he admitted that he had watched the training of the rival teams (taking more than 300 hours of video) which he was going to face, arguing that he studied the tactics of his rivals to have better conceptual tools when facing it. On the other hand, Bielsa questioned those who criticized him, stating that this type of practice, although controversial, does not go against some type of norm and that therefore no law would be violated.
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Faced with this situation, and having lost 2-0 against Leeds, Frank Lampard assured the same Sky Sports, that this type of things is performed by most football coaches worldwide, but it is a practice that none of them has accepted to do openly, appointing Klopp, Pochettino, and Guardiola as referents in this position. And he added that only a technician like Bielsa would dare to say it publicly, commenting between laughs.
And is that the "Loco" nickname that has been given to Marcelo Bielsa is recognized for doing and saying unusual things as a coach of a football team. An example of this was when, recently arrived at Leeds, he requested a report in which he showed how many hours of work it takes a Leeds fan to get the ticket money and go to see a game of his club. Once delivered the answer, put his players to collect garbage around the stadium for 3 hours, hours that showed the report requested, as a reflection, looking for the players to value the effort that the fans made to encourage their team.
Thanks to the episode of the "Spygate" generated by the statements of Bielsa, the English press, such as the Dialy Telegraph, Sun Sport, The Guardian, and Star Sport, begins to relate to secret agents like James Bond and Austin Powers, as a mockery. Despite the nuanced atmosphere between laughter and criticism, the English press presumes that Leeds sanctions Marcelo Bielsa for this fact.
It should be noted that the leaders of Leeds United have personally apologized to Mel Morris, owner of the Derby Country, after the controversial statements of Bielsa, and at the same time released a press release on its official page reaffirming that honesty and integrity are part of the base and foundation of the club.
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