Andrea Radrizzani names two managers Leeds United tried to hire after sacking Jesse Marsch — Leeds United News 12/10/25
Will Butcher The final season of Andrea Radrizzani’s tenure as Leeds United was a mess. The Italian had publicly spoken of his dreams to reach Europe, but in February 2021, he decided to sack Marcelo Bielsa. From that point on, he could not have got much more wrong. The hiring of Jesse Marsch proved to be a catastrophically bad decision and by the time Leeds plucked up the courage to sack him, it was too late. A three-game interim period under Michael Skubala did not help proceedings either, and that was not because of Skubala. Any incoming manager felt there was not enough time to turn the tide at Leeds. Eventually, Leeds had to settle with the hiring of Javi Gracia, and after a good start the inevitable became reality. A 5-1 loss at Elland Road against Crystal Palace led Leeds to Sam Allardyce, and then relegation. Andrea Radrizzani claims Leeds could have hired Unai Emery After Marsch’s sacking, Leeds pushed hard for now-Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola and Liverpool bo...