The sale of Woodgate in 2003 was one of the reasons behind the club’s last slide out of the top flight, with the West Yorkshire club having to wait until 2020 to regain their Premier League status.
Bielsa was the man who restored Leeds to the top table and the Middlesbrough-born centre-back says he deserved more time to turn the season around, especially in view of their crippling injury problems.
Speaking to BritishGambler.co.uk, he said: “I would have kept Bielsa on, as I think he would have turned it round.
“I know they’d been on a bad run, particularly at home losing a few, but he would have turned it around.
“I was a big fan of Marcelo Bielsa, and what he did to the Leeds team and the players, he improved the club and the players, but I just think Leeds wanted something fresh.
“I think the injuries have really hampered them. Most of the season they’ve had no (Liam) Cooper, (Kalvin) Phillips and (Patrick) Bamford – the spine of the team. Cooper is injured now, Stuart Dallas, Bamford.
“Without three of the most reliable players aside from Phillips and Raphinha, it’s going to be really difficult for Leeds, but I just hope they stay up. I really do because they’ve a massive football club.”
A second win on the bounce for a resurgent Everton dropped Leeds into the bottom three for the first time last weekend. The Toffees still have a game in hand on their relegation rivals – and two home matches to play – which…
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