The Argentine has performed a transformative job since he took over at Leeds United in 2018, revitalising the club on and off the pitch.
Guiding the Whites back to the Premier League after a 16-year absence, while also helping to engender an optimism that had been missing for far too long at Elland Road, El Loco is, undeniably, a hero.
But for all of the material success that has come, the true hallmark of this Bielsa side is the entertainment value that they offer.
Whether it be relentless attacking displays that bully teams into submission, or a never-say-die attitude that leads to late drama time and time again, there are few sides in the English game who can match Leeds when it comes to getting pulses racing.
The boss celebrated his 100th league game in charge against Crystal Palace on Saturday, and we’ve counted down the 13 most thrilling matches from his first century.
7. Leeds United 1-1 Manchester City, October 2020.
Perhaps the two greatest managerial minds in professional football today pitted their wits against each other for the first time in the English game at Elland Road last month, and it did not disappoint one bit. From the first minute to the last, this was a high-octane slugfest - a joyous end-to-end contest that you could have watched for an eternity. The result may not have been the one Leeds were hoping for, but this was as magnificent an advert for the Premier League as you could every wish to see. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: PAUL ELLIS
8. Leeds United 3-1 Derby County, July 2020
In truth, a fairly comfortable 3-1 win over a pretty average Derby side wasn't the most thrilling footballing spectacle we've seen under Bielsa, but there have been few moments in recent memory as elating as watching a newly-promoted Leeds side running riot in the mid-summer sunshine, knowing that they were on their way back to the top flight. After the bitter blow that the Whites had suffered in the play-offs at the hands of the Rams a little over 12 months earlier, seeing the squad celebrating their momentous achievement on the Pride Park turf after the final whistle was just the icing on the cake. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Photo: Laurence Griffiths
9. Leeds 3-2 Millwall, January 2020.
Millwall again, 3-2 again - but this match somehow managed to eclipse the two side's previous thriller from 10 months prior. Coming into this one off the back of a three-game winless run in the league, Leeds desperately needed to take all three points to arrest a worrying mid-season wobble. A pair of first half strikes from the Lions did little to calm jangling nerves, but whatever Bielsa said at half-time clearly did the trick as his side came flying out of the gates after the interval to storm into a 3-2 lead. Elland Road was bouncing in a way that only Elland Road can. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood
10. Leeds United 3-2 Aston Villa, December 2018
The first truly stunning late win of Bielsa's tenure - but definitely not the last. Leeds were two down in this one with just over an hour to play, before a quickfire double from Jack Clarke and Pontus Jansson restored parity. With 95 minutes on the clock and the match seemingly destined for a draw, up stepped Kemar Roofe to bury a late winner for the Whites, giving the travelling Leeds fans a much-appreciated early Christmas present. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Photo: Nathan Stirk
11. Leeds United 3-4 Liverpool, September 2020
Nobody could have predicted this opening day stunner. Travelling to Anfield to face the champions, Leeds came within a whisker of coming away with a famous result. In truth, it would have been thoroughly deserved. Much like the Manchester City clash a few weeks later, Bielsa's men set themselves up to go toe-to-toe with one of the best sides in Europe, and could so easily have landed a knockout blow. There have been basketball matches with less end-to-end action than this one, and it surely has to go down as one of the most watchable Premier League games of all time. (Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
12. Leeds 3-2 Blackburn Rovers, December 2018.
Just three days later and Leeds were at it again with the heart-stopping drama. The Whites welcomed Blackburn to Elland Road on Boxing Day, but found themselves 2-1 down after a last minute Charlie Mulgrew free-kick. That, by rights, should have been that, but Bielsa's side proved once again they were a special breed by bagging two stoppage time goals to snatch all three points from the most improbable of circumstances. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood