Marcelo Bielsa: If you finish eighth playing badly, it is worse than finishing twelfth playing well | Football24 News English

Former technical director of the Chilean team Marcelo bielsa, in the preview of Leeds United’s duel against Crystal Palace, referred to the criticism he has received for the irregularity of his team in the Premier League and made it clear that his priority is the football expression of his squad.

The most important thing is how we play, playing in which way the position is reached the tournament is over. If you finish eighth playing badly, for me it is worse than finishing twelfth playing well. But it is also true that playing well it is much easier to finish better located. Hopefully we can play well and advance in the table, “he said at a press conference.

In addition, the Rosario added that “almost everyone believes that our football is entertaining. There are opinions that put the fun in facing a team that concedes so many goals. We, like all teams, choose to play in one way because we believe that it is what brings us closest to victory. Afterwards, football has many aspects that cannot be believed. And has as the most important factor of all to unbalance capacity of the players in their interventions. Efficiency is still the most sought after value. “

Bielsa and his team are in eleventh position in the English league with 29 points and the match against Crystla Palace will be this Monday at 17:00 (20:00 GMT).