Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa making supporters believe again with Premier League success

The Whites enjoyed a stellar debut campaign in the top flight after ending a 16-year exile from England's elite last summer.

Head coach Marcelo Bielsa guided his charges to a ninth-placed finish in the Premier League at the first time of asking and is now looking to answer questions over any dreaded second season syndrome.

Many onlookers outside of West Yorkshire have asked whether the club can back up their stunning performance in the 2020/21 campaign again next term.

In the Yorkshire Evening Post's end of season survey among readers, 54.3 per cent of fans said they were cautiously optimistic for the future while 42.8 per cent admitted to being very optimistic about what can be achieved next year.

"I am a notoriously pessimistic man when it comes to Leeds, so it’s bizarre to find myself pretty much at ease with everything," Michael Normaton, of The Square Ball, told the YEP.

"This would obviously change entirely if Bielsa decided to leave, though nothing coming out of the club suggests that is the case. I think we’re all set for another good season.

"Looking back at the games against Wolves and Brighton it feels like there were some points we threw away last season.

"That said, I don’t see the bottom three being quite as dreadful this time around, so the points at that end of the table may end up being spread around a little more."

"Staying up again will be the officially stated aim, but anything lower than 10th will feel a touch disappointing."

Supporters were also resounding in their ambitions to see the club finish in the top half once more, with 73.7 per cent stating they believed it could be achieved.