Mark Smith

Thu 14 April 2022 18:10, UK

Leeds United fans will be turning up to Elland Road on Friday in their thousands as the under-23s take on Manchester City.

Jesse Marsch will likely be among those as he takes in the action and the next generation, but he may face some angry fans.

The manager raised many eyebrows this week in an interview with talkSPORT, as he appeared to take aim at Marcelo Bielsa.

Marsch insisted that the players were “overtrained” by El Loco, with the many injuries likely caused by that at Thorp Arch.

Well, that may be true, many didn’t want the American admitting it live on talkSPORT where the headlines could be widely put out of context.

That has certainly shined a bad light on his name, likely the first time since he arrived and turned things around at Elland Road.

Now, looking at social media, there was a certain rage to some fans after the comments, and could they take that out on him tomorrow?

We hope not.

There is no need for this to happen, but we have seen much less spark bigger reactions in the past at Elland Road.

Of course, they were taken out of context by talkSPORT, with Marsch wildly respectful to Bielsa in every aspect since his arrival.

Another way of looking at it is that we need to move on, it has been a handful of months now and things are certainly looking up on the pitch.

We need to keep that positivity shining bright around the club, and that will hopefully keep this form going until we are 100% safe from relegation.

In other Leeds United news, Andrea Radrizzani has broken his silence on Twitter sharing when he will leave the club