Marcelo Bielsa fears for the future of football | OneFootball

If anyone knows how to make the beautiful game…beautiful… it’s Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa.

The 63-year-old is known the world over for his entertaining style of play that’s been studied by top managers around the world for well over two decades.

Managing for the first time in England, Bielsa has taken Leeds to the top of the Championship table and has gained widespread approval amongst pundits and fans.

Speaking ahead of their match with West Bromwich Albion, Bielsa called on ‘those who have power’ to be responsible and keep the game beautiful.

“When the team doesn’t get what it deserves, sooner or later the fans punish the lack of results,” said Bielsa.

“The lack of tolerance regarding the lack of results is stronger than the lack of tolerance when the style is not beautiful.

“The fans are more willing to wait for the beauty of the game when they have results.

“With the commercialisation of football, when clubs are owned by private people, the result is more important than anything.

“But the most attractive thing in football is the beauty of the game.

“Those who invest in football should be aware and take precautions to keep up the level of the business they bought because when a team plays bad, you’ll have less fans willing to watch the game.

“You have head coaches like [Pep] Guardiola who unite both things: beauty and results.

“He plays well and wins, and increases the value of the club where he works and the players he has.”