Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa: Maradona will remain an idol for us | OneFootball

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·27 November 2020

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa: Maradona will remain an idol for us

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Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has paid tribute to fellow Argentine Diego Maradona, who passed away aged 60 on Wednesday.

Bielsa spoke ahead of his side's trip to Everton this weekend.


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"He couldn't be better," said the Leeds United' head coach.

"He was for us and will continue to be an idol. Given the fact that he's not here with us anymore, it gives us great sadness. For having lost an idol for us, it's something that makes us feel weak.

"Maradona was an artist. The dimension of the repercussion of his art has infinite recognition. To give one example which stands out, the songs that have been written about him are extraordinary. And I've read ten texts after his death that have been emotional and there's a recognition of what he gave to the spectators in beauty.

"In terms of what he signifies to us in particular, Diego made us feel the fantasy that an idol makes you feel. The myth that is that person that makes us belief that what he does, we are all capable of doing it.

"That's why the loss of an idol always hurts the people who are excluded the most. They are the ones who most need someone to show that they can triumph.

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