JESSE MARSCH: I’M HERE TO HELP THIS GROUP - Leedsunited.com 28/2/22
Jesse Marsch spoke exclusively to LUTV after being announced as new head coach of Leeds United.
The 48-year-old has signed a deal at Elland Road running
until the summer of 2025.
Marsch spoke of his goals for the club, what he expects from
the team and admitted he can’t wait to get going.
“It’s something I’m really excited about, I know what a big
club Leeds is, I know ex-players who have played here and I’ve watched this
club from afar for many years and I’m really honoured and excited to be here,”
said Marsch.
“One of the things I love about this team right now is their
commitment no matter how difficult the games have been, to play until the end,
fight for each other, to never stop and to give everything to each other at
every moment.
“This mentality and mindset to play for the fans, fight for
the fans and to fight for each other is what I love, as a manager that is what
I identify, a team that has heart, passion and plays for each other with
everything they have.
“My style of play, my aggressiveness and the desire I have
for teams to be intensive and to run and make things difficult for the opponent
fits with what has been done here for three-and-a-half years.
“I have to identify how to do the important things and
simple things right away, before building the complexity moving forwards.
“We have all the tools here, I’m here to help this group
understand how we can get better and handling the moment right now, we have to
stay calm and control what we can control, we are still in a good situation
where we control all of our destiny.
“The focus on every day and every moment and removing stress
will be really important for us to have success over the coming months.”
Marsch succeeds Marcelo Bielsa who enjoyed great success at
Elland Road and he paid tribute to his predecessor.
Marsch said: “My respect and admiration for Marcelo Bielsa
is massive.
“When I was assistant coach with the US national team in my
first full-time coaching job, our first game was against Chile and Marcelo
Bielsa.
“I followed his career and watched what he has done from
afar and certainly he is a hero here.
“How he has helped transform Leeds United into a Premier
League team is pretty amazing.
