HOW CULT FIGURE BIELSA HAS BECOME A SMASH HIT

By Chris Dunlavy

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GONE by Christmas. That was the verdict in many quarters when Marcelo Bielsa was dramatically unveiled by Leeds on a sun-kissed day in June.
Sure, the 63-year-old had vast experience and the adoration of Pep Guardiola. He’d managed Argentina in a World Cup and coached some of the finest players on the planet.
But this was Elland Road. The madhouse. A place where managers rarely last longer than the snowman in your back garden.
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