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Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (American Spanish: [maɾˈselo alˈβeɾto ˈβjelsa], nicknamed El Loco [ˈloko ˈβjelsa], meaning Madman Bielsa; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager and the current head coach of Leeds United.He is also a former player and played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto de Córdoba and Argentino. LEEDS UNITED fans were camped outside manager Marcelo Bielsa's Yorkshire home to celebrate promotion. The latter, an Italian restaurant, is famous for staging live shows of tribute acts of Wham and Dolly Parton, and Bielsa is a regular.

'The manager and his staff tend to congregate in coffee shops after training to discuss tactics and study paperwork - breaking off to pose for photos with fans.On one occasion, Buzz1978 spotted a group of 'dishevelled-looking' men who nearly stepped out in front of his car - only to realise it was Bielsa and several other coaches, who were happy to stop to allow him to have a photo taken with them.After showing off the photo to a friend, the man then pointed out Bielsa's home across the street - a 'nondescript, basic, first-floor granny flat'. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. “What a man Marcelo Bielsa is,” one supporter said. This footage was shared on Twitter, where it quickly earned more than 300,000 views within minutes of publishing. It was the Bielsa concept at its finest: breaking up opposition as far up the field as possible to create good shots taken in transition, scoring a lot, and a major impetus to attack whenever possible. You can verify this.”And that's the mark of the down-to-earth Bielsa, who has been seen around Wetherby shopping The latter, an Italian restaurant, is famous for staging live shows of tribute acts of Wham and Dolly Parton, and Bielsa is a regular.“Marcelo Bielsa can be seen most evenings at Sant Angelo," manager Catherine Spence told “He’s been welcomed by customers and staff and is happy to have photos taken.“He recently made a little boy, Jack Rose, very happy with a signed football.”If he's not in his office at Thorp Arch, where he has a bed, a kitchen and a living room installed, Bielsa can be found in Wetherby's Costa Coffee.It's said he has an open tab that he pays off monthly, and he and his backroom staff sit there for hours over espressos, devising training schedules and working on tactics for forthcoming games.But as for British fare, while he doesn't mind a bit of haddock, it's meat he prefers.“Much of this region is rural and I am a country man at heart,” Bielsa replied when asked about how he was settling into Yorkshire life.“And yes, I like fish and chips... but I enjoy steak from Argentina even more.” Footy star Aluko cries in court after ignoring Covid quarantine on Barbados break Man Utd MISS Sancho deadline as he jets out to Dortmund's Swiss base Hudson-Odoi plays in Sunday league game 12 hours after Champions League match Dortmund issue statement after Sancho is spotted in the UK amid Man Utd links Arsenal transfer news LIVE - Latest updates from the Emirates©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Marcelo Bielsa is planning a £20million swoop for Stuttgart striker Nicolas Gonzalez. Marcelo Bielsa's House of Horrors. "In February 2019, when a German journalist said Bielsa had been a success everywhere he had managed, the Argentine shook his head. Friday, 3rd May 2019, 11:34 am. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. By Grace Newton. One of the things you hear the most when people talk about me is the lack of trophies. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.IF you're a local in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, chances are you'll have spied Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa doing something incredibly down-to-earth.The 64-year-old, on a reported £6m-per-year, rents a small one-bedroom 'granny flat' in the area, just so he can live near Leeds' Thorp Arch training ground.Better still, wanting an easy commute, Bielsa often walks to work with a backpack containing all his notes.And when he's working on tactics, he will take himself or his backroom staff to a local coffee shop - normally a Costa Coffee - where ideas about Helder Costa & Co are deliberated over pages of A4 paper.Obsessive is one word that has been used to describe Bielsa's methods.He was lured to Leeds by the romance and tradition of the club with a mandate to end a decade-and-a-half outside the top division.He reportedly wasn't interested in the terms of his contract when talking to Leeds' top brass the summer before his appointment last season.Instead, in a meeting in Buenos Aires, he outlined the changes that had to be made at the training ground after somehow acquiring blueprints to the property.He wanted a supply of beds for his players to rest on in between training sessions, as well as an area with a pool table and PlayStation to help take their minds off the stresses of the Championship.An upgrade to the swimming pool was also required, as was a log burner, which the coach wanted the players to take the responsibility of looking after.After his requests were agreed, Bielsa was hired by He found his own place, a one-bedroom flat above a shop, but even then is believed to have haggled over the price of rent because he didn't want to pay (what he felt) over the odds.Eventually, after several weeks of bartering, the landlord accepted Bielsa's lower offer and he won the battle of wills.Although he was seen marching around a Volkswagen garage back in May, he was reportedly shopping for a car for a pal.The master tactician enjoys a 45-minute stroll to work every day, with his hood-up, carrying a rucksack full of notes and wearing his trusted over-sized Leeds tracksuit.Marcelo Bielsa was seen in a car showroom in Leeds yesterday, fuelling speculation that he may stay on as Leeds fan Buzz1978 has kept fans up-to-date with Bielsa's movement in Wetherby on Twitter.He wrote of his appearance: "No airs and graces, no pimped-up limos, just a man of the people trying to blend in.