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title: "Leeds United: Robert Green surprised Marcelo Bielsa has not earned role at more high-profile club"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
section: "Features"
published: "2020-01-02T18:50:05Z"
modified: "2020-01-02T18:50:05Z"
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# Leeds United: Robert Green surprised Marcelo Bielsa has not earned role at more high-profile club

**Former Premier League goalkeeper Robert Green is at a loss to explain why Marcelo Bielsa has not found himself at a bigger club than Leeds United after praising the Argentinian’s tenure at Elland Road.**

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Bielsa’s Leeds currently top the [Championship](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table) after denying West Brom the chance to overtake them on New Year’s Day after coming from behind to [draw](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50908498) at The Hawthorns.

With Leeds well-placed to end their 16-year Premier League exile, Green wondered why Bielsa had not been taken on at a more established top-flight club following [previous spells](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcelo-bielsa/stationen/trainer/2553) at Lille, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao.

Speaking on [BBC 5 Live](https://twitter.com/5liveSport/status/1212416166616031233), Green implied that Bielsa has shown at Leeds that he is worthy of being in the same league as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.

He said: “You look at the clubs he’s been at – but it can be at times a real hit-and-miss scenario – there have been clubs where his way just hasn’t worked.

“He’s a bit of an enigmatic character, one of those geniuses, but you look at the people who have learnt from him and talk about him – your Guardiolas, your Klopps – then you say: ‘why has he not had the jobs that they’ve got?’

“I can’t fathom it because he’s turned Leeds into a team that play fantastic football at times and it’s really great to watch.”

Bielsa looks to have finally found a successful formula for Leeds to escape the English second tier with his side top of the [Championship](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table) on goal difference with 20 games remaining.

However, despite Green’s opinion potentially being shared by Guardiola, who previously called Bielsa ‘[the best coach in the world](https://www.goal.com/en/news/pep-guardiola-hails-marcelo-bielsa-as-best-in-the-world/1ird9awpucie41px3ixlkx81g8)’, that has not been translated into the form of trophies, with leading Argentina to Olympic gold in 2004 being the 64-year-old’s [crowning achievement](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcelo-bielsa/erfolge/trainer/2553) to date.

His extremely brief stint at [Lazio](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36743557) is an insight into his enigmatic tendencies, while the ‘[Spygate](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46850155)’ affair of last season was a glimpse into the manager’s tactical approaches that made clear he is no ordinary coach.

While his lack of success in club football may explain why a job at the very top has deserted him, perhaps Leeds are the springboard on which Bielsa can demonstrate the kind of influence he can have on his team.

***Leeds fans, how highly do you rate Bielsa? Let us know your thoughts below!***