Manchester City v Leeds United: Every word Marcelo Bielsa had to say on injuries, suspensions and Mateusz Klich's abuse
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The Whites travel to the Etihad to take on Pep Guardiola' s outfit in the Premier League on Tuesday night (8pm).
We'll bring you every word from what Bielsa has to say ahead of the meeting with the reigning top flight champions below, with the Leeds boss due to answer questions at around 12.30pm.
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Marcelo Bielsa pre-Manchester City media briefing
Key Events
- Leeds travel to face City on Tuesday night (8pm)
- Whites sit 15th, City are top of the Premier League
- Bielsa to face media at around 12.45pm on Monday
- Live updates below from the Thorp Arch press conference
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“What he does is sufficient. He is a very hardworking and serious person.
“He’s competing with players his age and players who have stability in the first team.
“I observe, correctly or wrongly, I pick.”
What preparation focus have you had ahead of Man City?
“The opponents players are very recognisable. Their characteristics also.
“The amount of variants they use to attack. You have to look at their collective offensive game.”
Would you take 15th place now with all the injuries?
“I never give an opinion over the future. I always look in future at the maximum, not the minimum.
“Evaluations prior to these things happening will be very uncertain.
“Percentages and statistics can mark out a tendency, it is too difficult to predict.”
Would you take survival now?
“The same response applied. The excuses [of injuries] are not sufficient.”
Bielsa’s finished
And there we have it, that’s everything Marcelo Bielsa had to say ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Manchester City at the Etihad.
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