Jesse Marsch makes brutal call after Leeds United loss v Arsenal
Jesse Marsch has urged the Leeds United players to stick together and not play the “blame game” following their defeat to Arsenal on Sunday [May 8].
A Luke Ayling red card and Illan Meslier blunder saw the Whites lose 2-1 at the Emirates thanks to an Eddie Nketiah brace.
The loss puts the Elland Road outfit 18th in the table, level on points with Burnley and one point off Everton who also have a game in hand.
“If we started playing the blame game with players, we’re screwed,” Marsch told Daily Mail. “We’ve got to stick together and fight for points, it’s not a time to point the finger.
“We dug ourselves a massive hole and made a difficult task much, much more difficult. But our resolve and fight when the game was incredibly hard was amazing.
“The ironic thing was this was 500 games for Luke, but it was a moment of poor judgement. He apologised to the group.
“Young goalkeepers can make mistakes, but the rest of his game was quite good today. We are going to need him in the last three games.”
Crunch time.
Marsch continuously hits the nail on the head when speaking to the media.
There have been many blaming Ayling and Meslier for the defeat against Arsenal and his message is as much to the players as it is to the fans.
The American knows just how important it is to have a club united on all fronts.
He would have seen the boost Everton have got from the unwavering support from their fans and he is trying to hold everyone together amid a very difficult time for everyone involved with Leeds.
One major boost was Aston Villa ending Burnley’s impressive run of form since sacking Sean Dyche.
The relegation battle looks to be between the Whites and the Clarets with Everton having a game in hand on both whilst enjoying their best form all season.
A gargantuan three games lie ahead of Marsch and his players – all of them absolutely must-wins if they don’t want to be in the championship next season.
In other Leeds United news, a key Leeds trio are expected to leave in summer if the Whites are relegated in a major £100million plus windfall according to a report.