What Exactly Are Leeds Under Jesse Marsch?

After a hard-fought goalless draw at Selhurst Park, the Leeds United board’s choice to part ways with Marcelo Bielsa looked vindicated, albeit still a gut-wrenching decision for the majority of fans. Jesse Marsch’s side were five points above the drop having taken 11 points from the previous 15 on offer.

Three games later and defeats to Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, coupled with Burnley’s revival and Everton picking up important points, leaves Leeds in the relegation zone with just two games to play. So where do Leeds go from here?

The mood has shifted inside Elland Road. Marsch, whose introduction to the Premier League promised high-intensity pressing and slick transitions, cut a very despondent figure on the touchline in their recent defeat at home to Chelsea; his stonewash denim jeans a far braver decision than any of his players dared muster on the pitch in another lacklustre, soulless display.

Whilst meaningful in their own right, Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa quotes aren’t going to keep Leeds United in the Premier League. Nor is playing your biggest, and realistically only, attacking threat Raphinha as a right wing-back.