MARCELO BIELSA FIVE KEY PRESS CONFERENCE POINTS
Five key points ahead of Swansea City.
Following Marcelo Bielsa's press conference ahead of Wednesday's clash with Swansea City, we look at five key points made by the Leeds United head coach.
On the passing of Gordon Banks...
“He’s a glory of English football and he’s also a glory of world football. He’s among the best goalkeepers of history and it’s a small group when you talk about the best ones. All of these real facts define who was Gordon Banks.”
On Luke Ayling...
“For me Bill Ayling is a great player, he is a complete player. When I say complete I mean that he can manage all aspects of the game. He can defend as a full-back, and he can defend as a centre-back. He has an aerial game that is not very common for players who play as full-backs. He defends well, he is very well in playing out, he takes risks when we have to organise and when we have to use the ball and the only thing that has decreased a little bit is his offensive impact. For me he’s a very important player for the team. He is a player that is an example for his team-mates, for the public, for the fans and in football you have very few players that don’t have ups and downs. Maybe I’m not objective, because I have a very special respect for him, for what he gives to the team.”
On his team and Adam Forshaw...
“Adam Forshaw won’t play. Kiko Casilla, Luke Ayling, Pontus Jansson, Liam Cooper, Ezgjan Alioski, Kalvin Phillps, Mareusz Klich, Kemar Roofe, Pablo Hernandez, Patrick Bamford and Jack Harrison will be the starting 11. The situation of Adam didn't evolve as we thought it would, so he won't be in the group.”
On the break to the next game after Swansea...
“It's very important for a team, with few players who play all the games to rest. Those who have played a lot will have several days of rest.”
On Gaetano Berardi and Stuart Dallas...
“Gaetano will play the next under-23 game and if everything goes well this weekend, he will also play the next under-23 game on Monday. Stuart will also follow the same process and if they are well after these two games, these two players will be closer to the first team.”
