The recruits were perfect for Marsch's system and made an immediate impact. The players brought in all slot into how Marsch wants his team to play: high-pressing, quick-tempo, relentless, claustrophobic football. The summer saw two star players leave in Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips, with that money reinvested in seven new faces, giving Leeds an opportunity to evolve. Then the focus shifted to the next season in the Premier League under their new boss. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)īut as they hit a midseason reset, they started clocking up the points and on the final day, the club avoided relegation thanks to their win at Brentford and Burnley dropping points elsewhere. "I could see the stress when I came in, and I knew the job I thought I had to do was maybe five times harder," Marsch tells ESPN. The environment he encountered was tense, the strain of the situation getting to the players.
When Marsch took over from Marcelo Bielsa at the start of March, Leeds were fighting for their Premier League life. You wouldn't know that months earlier, the club were scrapping against relegation. Four days later, Leeds hammered Chelsea 3-0 and moved up to second in the Premier League. He lost one of the games in training, and his forfeit was to clean Adams' car. Once training has finished and the players have had lunch and showered, they head off in various directions, but Brenden Aaronson is left holding a soaked sponge the USMNT star is covered in water and foam. All the while Jesse Marsch and his coaches watch, offering tweaks here and there. Roca turns to two people watching and roars approval, and amid some laughter they head back to start the drill again. The attack wins the ball off the defence in midfield, Jack Harrison emerges down the wing, zips past a defender and slips it to Roca, who squares it for Tyler Adams to thump it home.
It's early Wednesday morning at Leeds United's training ground Thorpe Arch and the team are preparing for the Sunday match against Chelsea. It does not store any personal data.LEEDS, England - Marc Roca lets out a shout of frustration as a move breaks down, and his group head back to halfway to try again. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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