Beren Cross issues Jesse Marsch training update at Leeds United
Jesse Marsch took a light session with the Leeds United squad on Tuesday, according to Beren Cross.
The LeedsLive reporter has claimed that the American coach is expected to take full training on the pitch on Wednesday.
His first game in charge will be against Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday (March 5).
In his Q&A, Cross wrote on Tuesday, “Led to believe he was at Thorp Arch today and took a light session with the side. Tomorrow expected to be the first day proper on the pitches.”
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Marsch will have to eschew in a new era at Elland Road and that begins right from the training ground.
He will have to use methods that this side have been accustomed to as there is the importance of playing attacking football.
He comes from the school of managers who prioritise playing heavy metal football.
This means that we can see Leeds continuing to press high up the pitch and suffocating their opponents in tight spaces.
What might differ is we’re unlikely to see a 1-on-1 plus 1 marking system like we did under Marcelo Bielsa.
The team was often left too open and all over the place under the Argentine, while it’s likely to be much more structured with the American in charge.
Hopefully, he can set the ball rolling with a win against Leicester, who have been struggling themselves this season.
In other Leeds United news, a Super Computer has made Leeds’s relegation prediction after their big loss v Spurs & Bielsa being sacked.