Leeds United: Where did it go wrong for Jesse Marsch and who could replace him?

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MOTD2 analysis: What went incorrect for Marsch?

Leeds United are looking for their 3rd manager successful little than twelvemonth aft the sacking of Jesse Marsch.

After replacing Marcelo Bielsa, the American helped Leeds debar relegation connected the last time of past season.

But they are 17th, supra the relegation portion lone connected extremity quality aft 20 games this campaign, with Saturday's 1-0 decision by Nottingham Forest starring to Marsch's dismissal connected Monday.

Why did Marsch fail? Who is champion suited to instrumentality over? And what bash they request to bash to support Leeds up?

Where did it spell incorrect for Marsch?

For a conception of supporters it was from the beginning, due to the fact that helium was not his predecessor Marcelo Bielsa.

The Bielsa supporters recovered it hard to judge Marsch adjacent though the club's presumption successful the Premier League was parlous with a twelve games to spell erstwhile the Argentine was sacked.

Others were adamant that an American manager would not work, portion the majority, particularly aft securing last-day endurance astatine Brentford, remained sceptical but unfastened to the thought that helium had earned his accidental to commencement this season.

Losing Raphinha to Barcelona and Kalvin Phillips to Manchester City were blows, but reinvesting the wealth to bargain Tyler Adams, Marc Roca, Rasmus Kristensen, Brenden Aaronson, Luis Sinisterra and Wilfried Gnonto was a wide motion that the nine were backing their man.

The squad was arguably stronger. But arsenic the games passed the constrictive benignant Marsch was trying to instrumentality failed to nutrient accordant performances, charismatic shot oregon results.

Marsch, a likeable, well-travelled and educated antheral whose elaborate absorption talk could sometimes confuse supporters, who were progressively failing to spot mentation successful practice.

Like Bielsa helium did person to header with important injuries to experienced players - Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford and Adam Forshaw successful peculiar - and the inability to acquisition an experienced left-back to vie with Junior Firpo, who struggled for signifier and fitness, seemed short-sighted connected the club's behalf.

There were glimpses of what mightiness person been with a stunning 3-0 triumph implicit Chelsea successful August. But lone 2 much league wins were to follow, including a precocious victor astatine Liverpool successful October connected a nighttime which galore thought would beryllium his past successful complaint aft the assemblage had turned connected him and the committee pursuing atrocious performances and results against Leicester City and astatine location to Fulham.

He survived against the likelihood and the committee gave him the World Cup interruption to imbue his footballing doctrine successful his squad, but 3 points from 18 connected the different broadside of it person near United successful a relegation battle, which Marsch said they were not progressive successful aft what helium called "a implicit performance" successful the 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Aston Villa 3 weeks ago.

Fans saw and thought differently. After astir a twelvemonth successful complaint it seemed beyond him to manager the squad to its potential, which by January included a grounds signing successful Georginio Rutter, Austria defender Max Wober and Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie connected loan.

Ultimately, the club's spot successful the apical flight, a immense concern and a pending takeover by number shareholders San Francisco 49ers Enterprises from bulk shareholder Andrea Radrizzani were each jeopardised.

And truthful decisive enactment was taken pursuing the decision astatine Nottingham Forest. Chief enforcement Angus Kinnear and manager of shot Victor Orta delivered the quality successful idiosyncratic to Marsch astatine the club's Thorp Arch Academy aft helium had taken grooming for the last time.

Who could beryllium next?

A divided representation of Rayo Vallecano manager Andoni Iraola (left), West Brom brag Carlos Corberan (centre) and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany (right)

Radrizzani is understood to beryllium flying successful to articulation Orta and Kinnear to proceed the hunt for Marsch's successor during a week that includes 2 matches against bitter rivals Manchester United.

There is an archetypal shortlist of caput coaches who they person already begun interviewing and it is hoped that an assignment tin beryllium made earlier Sunday's fixture astatine Elland Road.

Indeed, Radrizzani suggested successful a tweet connected Tuesday evening that the caller antheral could beryllium successful spot arsenic soon arsenic Wednesday morning, if not before.

Rayo Vallecano's Andoni Iraola is understood to admired by Orta. The erstwhile Athletic Bilbao defender, who played nether Bielsa, has done a stunning occupation astatine Rayo, who are defying the earthy bid successful Spain by sitting 5th successful La Liga.

When Iraola was asked astir involvement from different clubs, helium played his achievements down. "Football is astir the players - we, the coaches, are not arsenic important," helium said. "It's the players who marque america look similar we are the champion and I americium fortunate capable to person players who are showing their level."

Carlos Corberan, who took Huddersfield Town to past year's Championship play-off last and could good repetition the feat with West Bromwich Albion this clip around, is besides linked. Not slightest due to the fact that helium was astatine Elland Road anterior to and during the archetypal portion of Bielsa's reign arsenic helium worked arsenic some under-23s caput manager and first-team adjunct to assistance United to promotion.

It would beryllium foolish to regularisation him, oregon anyone out, astatine this signifier but the feeling is helium is not the club's archetypal choice.

Supporters would similar an ambitious assignment and that inevitably means names similar Mauricio Pochettino being mentioned but he, Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard are not successful the aboriginal reckoning.

Burnley's Vincent Kompany would surely appeal. His playing acquisition successful the Premier League with Manchester City and his coaching debut astatine Anderlecht person helped him to complaint the Clarets to the apical of the Championship.

Who adjacent for Leeds aft Marsch sacking?

What bash Leeds request to benignant retired to enactment up?

The attacking 3rd should not beryllium an contented for United, who person a plethora of endowment contempt losing apical scorer Rodrigo for up to 8 weeks with an ankle injury.

Bamford is backmost fit, and with Gnonto, Rutter, Aaronson, Sinisterra, Crysencio Summerville and Jack Harrison determination is plentifulness of occurrence powerfulness to people the goals required to guarantee survival.

Defensively, United person looked excessively easy exposed with a frantic pressing benignant often leaving them abbreviated astatine the backmost erstwhile possession is lost, allowing opponents to unpick them easily, adjacent erstwhile the Whites person been successful precocious positions.

The tactics needs to alteration to let champion usage of the width that exists successful an breathtaking harvest of players, alternatively than funnelling the play done the mediate of the park.

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