Bielsa no, Bordalás yes

Not so many years ago, Athletic’s current presidents aspired to have a Ferguson on the San Mamés bench. It wasn’t so much about having a coach with the experience of the legendary Manchester United coach, but about the durability of the position. Putting the ball down on the pitch, the dream was to be able to count on the same coach for many consecutive seasons.

This good habit, curiously, has disappeared even from English football itself. There, in the Premier, the tenants of the bench have been dismissed for years with the same or similar frequency as in any other part of the world. Marcelo Bielsa can attest to this.

The Rosario coach’s adventure at Leeds has come to an end. After just over three and a half seasons in charge, this historic English football club has decided to do without the services of Loco given the delicate qualifying situation of its first team. The promotion, to the second, and the permanence, to the first, in the Premier at the hands of Bielsa have only served to postpone his dismissal.

Curious about the world of football. From hero to villain in a matter of months, weeks, days and even hours. Ask Bordalás in Valencia.