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Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Leeds United’s Jesse Marsch labels AFC Bournemouth ‘very lethal’ #LUFC

November 4, 2022
LEEDS United boss Jesse Marsch is wary of “very lethal” Cherries, with the Whites manager believing Gary O’Neil has done a “great job of taking them out of a moment early in the season where they looked like they were in trouble”. O’Neil’s charges travel to Elland Road this Saturday (kick-off 3pm) with a view to earning a first win in five league games. Leeds recently ended a winless streak of their own with a dramatic victory away at Anfield, a late 2-1 win their first in nine Premier League games.   Despite Cherries’ recent results, Marsch believes that his side’s next opponents are “actually improving” under O’Neil. The two sides are within breathing space of each other in the league table, with Cherries one point – and one position – above Leeds, in 14th, although the Yorkshire outfit do have a game in hand on their Dorset counterparts. Previewing Cherries ahead of this weekend’s game, Marsch shared: “Bournemouth, in general, I know that they haven’t gotten a lot of results but if you look at their metrics, they’re actually improving as a team and I think they’re more and more in matches. “We believe that they are very lethal in counter attacking situations and so they defend very hard, they defend sometimes a little bit deeper. “They sometimes like to press a little bit higher but get into a deeper block and they’re very intensive in some of those defensive moments. “And they’re very quick to get into the counter and it showed in the Tottenham match and in a lot of their matches lately. “I think the manager’s done a great job of taking them out of a moment early in the season where they looked like they were in trouble, to making them stronger and making them clear on exactly what their play model is.” Whilst victory against Liverpool slightly eased pressure surrounding Marsch’s future at Elland Road, defeat to Cherries would see the sharks circling once again. Under-fire Marsch has noted Cherries’ flexibility in shape, with the Dorset club frequently switching between five and four at the back under O’Neil. “Who they play and exactly how they play,” restarted the American. “They have some variability, they played five in the back in the last game and defended five in the back, sometimes they build with five but defend more with four so we have had to prepare for a few different things. “But we know that in the end, we have to know them but we have to be ready to perform at our best. “That’s a big focus this week, knowing the opponent but making sure that we are ready to be at our best.”
jesse marsch leeds united
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Leeds boss Jesse Marsch explains his outbursts at the Amex #LUFC

August 28, 2022
Jesse Marsch has explained why he argued his way to a yellow card at the Amex. The Leeds boss was booked for his ongoing complaints about decisions by Michael Salisbury. He was fortunate to avoid a second yellow when he sarcastically applauded that decision. Marsch’s regular complaints led to him being taunted by the home crowd. He said: “I thought my behaviour at that point deserved the yellow card. “When you don’t believe you are getting performances out of the referee, I think you have two options. “To sit there and take it or to escalate your behaviour to try to make a point, to see if you can affect the way decisions are being made. “Sometimes it works for you, sometimes it works against you. “I will never be a guy who just sits there and takes it. That’s not my style." He added: “I didn’t think it was a good performance (by the referee), but I don’t think ours was a good performance in the first half. This can happen. “We had him against Chelsea as fourth official and I like his demeanour. “I just think he didn’t have the best performance today. “I know I let him know that maybe a couple too many times!” Marsch said Leeds were “very lucky” to get to half-time on level terms. Asked how Albion made life tough, he said: “They very clearly man-mark. “Then with the ball they almost just played long and gave us the ball because they wanted to bypass our pressing, which is part of the match plan that we wanted to build. “When you play against man-marking, if you give them time to get into their schemes, then it’s always difficult unless you’re really sharp with combinations and movements in behind to break them down.”
Frank Lampard
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Frank Lampard, Jesse Marsch and Mike Jackson on Premier League relegation battle #LUFC #EVERTONFC #BURNLEYFC

May 11, 2022
THE Premier League relegation battle looks set to go down to the wire heading into the final stages of the season. With Norwich and Watford already relegated, it is between Burnley, Everton and Leeds for the final place in the bottom three. Everton and Leeds are both in action tomorrow night, going up against Watford and Chelsea respectively. The Yorkshire club currently find themselves in the drop zone, but they are only behind Burnley on goal difference. Meanwhile, the Toffees are up to 16th following their 2-1 win at Leicester over the weekend. But what have the managers said about the relegation battle and their sides’ chances of beating the drop? Frank Lampard "As much as we enjoyed the weekend because it got us out of the relegation zone with games to go, it is very dangerous to relax on that,” said Lampard. “The only message is to finish the job and it is a tough job, we have to expect the worst everywhere else and everyone else to win but we can control ourselves. "Two wins back-to-back was a big thing for us to break. We have seen with Burnley how a run of wins can change the face of it very quickly so that was important to us." Jesse Marsch "Internally, we know we still have a good group to manage these situations,” said Marsch. “We knew coming into these three matches it was going to be very difficult to pick up points. “We still have too much to play for. Our focus is on controlling every moment. Credit to Burnley and Everton. They have also fought for their lives. We will do the same." Mike Jackson “You’ve got to know how to get through setbacks. I have a process and the group will have a process of how we move forward. It takes a bit of time,” said Jackson. “You’re going to get bits like that, it’s just human nature. They’re not all of a sudden going to become bulletproof. “But they’ve proved in the four games before they’ve gone through everything – they’ve come from behind, they’ve got pegged back against West Ham. “They’ve held on to a lead and now they’ve lost a game. We focus on the next one.”
Ralph Hasenhuttl
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Ralph Hasenhuttl assesses Leeds United under Jesse Marsch #SAINTSFC

April 2, 2022
RALPH Hasenhuttl admitted Jesse Marsch has had a good start as Leeds United manager, but challenged his Saints team to target weaknesses that remain ahead of the clash on Saturday. The 48-year-old American became the third boss from the USA to take a job in the Premier League, after he replaced fan-favourite and cult icon Marcelo Bielsa. Leeds are seven points clear of the relegation zone but all four teams below them have games in hand, and they could be dragged back into the fight at a moment’s notice. The Yorkshire side won each of their last two matches versus Norwich City and then an enormous last-minute victory at European-chasing Wolves before the break. Meanwhile, Saints are on a run of four consecutive defeats in all competitions and will want to put that right after their players enjoyed individual success with their national teams over the last week. “I think we shouldn’t forget that at the end of the Bielsa time they had a lot of injury problems,” Hasenhuttl said, assessing Marsch’s impact at Leeds. “You very often forget the circumstances behind why a team that was flying last year and had a fantastic finish but have struggled this season with massive injury problems they’ve had. “So it's not a coincidence that now that that they have a few players coming back it's getting better and better.” He continued: “But, sure, there’s always momentum when there’s a change and a new manager comes in. The question is always how long it changes. “And how based on the fundamentals the changes are and how good they're working for in the longer term. “You don't know if it's the right thing what you have done after two or three months. You learn after two or three years if it was the right way to go. “But yeah, the first fruits are good and it’s on us to show the weaknesses they still have because you can see that not everything is perfect with what they are doing – there are still things to learn which is normal. It's on us to show the weaknesses they still have.” Hasenhuttl and Marsch are both products of the Red Bull system, with the Austrian arriving at Saints in 2018 after a successful spell with Leipzig. Marsch had managed with Red Bull sides New York, Salzburg and then briefly Leipzig since 2015. His spell in the German Bundesliga lasted just a few months, though. “In their game against the ball you can see now very good counter-pressing – the 5-second rule after losing the ball is definitely there, for winning it back,” Hasenhuttl observed, when asked if there were any resulting similarities between the two manager's styles. “And the behaviour of waiting for the right trigger to start the committed pressing is definitely visible. Meanwhile, we are more than only our key philosophy that we all learned - we have a different style of game. “Our game with the ball is separate, we have different philosophies maybe. Also the flexibility in the shape you play can be a decisive thing in the future. “In the Premier League it's getting more and more important, I think, that you are able to switch shapes - to be able to switch your way of playing football because it not always works the same way.”