Micah Richards drops verdict on Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa this week
Micah Richards was left shocked by Leeds United during their 6-0 smashing against Liverpool on Wednesday evening.
The popular Sky Sports regular couldn’t believe his eyes that the Whites attempted to go toe-to-toe with the Reds.
Richards admitted that he still doesn’t believe Leeds will be relegated but insisted they must stop shipping easy goals.
Writing in his latest column for the Daily Mail, Richards couldn’t believe what he was watching at Anfield.
“I have been backing Leeds all year and made it clear that I don’t believe they will get relegated but I was shocked by the naivety they showed at Anfield on Wednesday,” he wrote.
“What were they thinking in trying to go toe-to-toe with Liverpool?
“Marcelo Bielsa has been fantastic and his orders are specific but the players need to take some responsibility themselves in difficult moments and keep things tight when they are under siege.
“They cannot afford to keep giving cheap goals away as it will only see them go one way.”
Shocker.
There is no way of getting away from this one, Leeds were embarrassed at Anfield and they didn’t help themselves one little bit.
Marcelo Bielsa is a stubborn man, but he proved last season that he can keep it tight against the bigger clubs when needed – so what has changed?
Going for this relentless style works most of the time, but against the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool, they can find it easy to bypass any sort of press.
Today’s showdown with Spurs is critical, as they have shown they can crumble under pressure, and a win would be huge in the context of survival.
These aren’t the games that will keep us up, but it is about time we sent a reminder to the rest of the Premier League – bring it on.
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