Speaking ahead of the game, Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa discussed previous members of his coaching team Diego Flores - now at Godoy Cruz - and Carlos Corberan - who is now at Huddersfield Town - and said: “The people who work assisting the principal manager, they have to have the characteristics that a manager has.
“In the case of Diego Flores, in the case of Carlos Corberan, who were here with us, they are very valuable people with clear aptitudes to take on board the charge of being a manager.
“That they worked close to us is not what creates them in importance - coaches are good if they can convince and if they can give orders that are followed. The content of what they propose, when they try to convince or demand that they’re obeyed, doesn’t have a major importance.
He continued: “That is to say that the knowledge is less important than the capacity to convince and making yourself be obeyed. I’ll tell you this, it’s undiscussable, and not because I say it, because there’s a lot of ideas that triumph that are very different, but there are very few coaches who triumph if they don’t manage to convince or if they don’t manage to be obeyed.
“The great virtues that Corberan and Flores have don’t have anything to do with their passage here. They’re people who have constructed themselves.”
Take a look at the latest news round-up from the Premier League, as the build-up to the weekend's action continues:
1. Fonseca outlines why Spurs job fell through
Ex-Roma boss Paulo Fonseca has claimed his proposed summer move to Spurs broke down due to the club's new managing director's desire for the side to play "defensive football". Antonio Conte also saw talks break down, before Nuno Espirito Santo eventually got the job. (Telegraph)
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2. Blues eye Dutch defender
Chelsea have been linked with a move for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt, as they look to add further depth to their already powerful back-line. The ex-Ajax starlet, who joined Juve for £67m in 2019, has a whopping £103m release clause. (FourFourTwo)
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3. Blues star opens up on exit talk
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has insisted he hasn't spoken to any other club about a potential move, as he continues to stall over signing a new deal with the Blues. Bayern Munich and Juventus are among the clubs who've been linked with the German ace. (Sky Germany)
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4. Torrente keen to step out of Bielsa's shadow
Marcelo Bielsa's former assistant Javier Torrente has name-checked his former boss and his desire not to be compared to him, insisting that "football copies don't work" and that "Imitation makes you fake". Torrente has just taken the reign of Belgian top tier side Beerschot, who are rock-bottom of the table. (Sport Witness)
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