Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has indicated that he was not impressed by the performance of the Whites’ Under-23s side during their defeat at Crewe Alexandra on Monday, while revealing why he was at the match.
Bielsa attended the game and provided Under-23 boss Carlos Corberan with a host of first team players to use in his team, but the Whites went down to a 3-1 defeat to Crewe at Reaseheath.
All of Jamal Blackman, Conor Shaughnessy, Lewis Baker, Tyler Roberts, Samu Saiz and Jack Harrison started the game, albeit for a losing cause, and Leeds were comfortably beaten in the end.
Bielsa, who took over at Elland Road in the summer, revealed that he went to watch the team as a whole against Crewe as part of his routine observations.
“I usually do this routine of observing the players of my group and also it concerns the best youngest players”, Bielsa said in a press conference.
“I didn’t go to see any player in particular, I went to see the whole group.”
The Argentine tactician also admitted that he was not impressed with the performance from the developmental squad and suggested that he prefers not to comment too much on defeats.
“No”, Bielsa continued, when asked if he was impressed.
“When we have to comment on defeats, if I can avoid commenting I would prefer not to.”
Leeds will next face West Brom at the Hawthorns on Saturday in the Championship as they aim to extend their stay at the top of the table.
