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DON’T BLAME BIELSA IF THE WHITES FAIL TO MAKE STEP UP…

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 September 2019

MARCELO Bielsa doesn’t have as much to say for himself as he did last season. The departure of trusty translator Saleem Lamrani has seen to that.
Lamrani, a respected author and academic who specialises in US-Cuba relations, was never going to stick around football for long. In truth, though, Bielsa doesn’t need an interpreter these days. At Elland Road, his side turn in the same performance every other week. Possessional dominance. Beautiful football. Countless chances and rampant attacks, all undermined by wasteful finishing and – frequently – a late sucker punch. ...

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