Mighty Leeds Weblog

Jesse Marsch says sometimes he should wear a lab coat rather than a tracksuit so scientifically is he monitoring his Leeds United players, who have been given individual “action plans” to improve every aspect of their games. By Stuart Rayner Cameron Toshack has been made an “individual coach”, working with them on a one-to-one basis as part of head coach Marsch’s holistic approach. “I sometimes say I feel like I’m wearing a lab coat because I’m evaluating their nutrition, their weights, their loading, their gym work, their sleep, their wellness app, and working carefully with (head of medicine and performance) Rob Price and the entire medical team to make sure as physical specimens we’re maximising the potential of who they are and what they can be become,” said Marsch. “Then we add the tactics, the football, the mentality and the work ethic and to create high-performing machines in a way that’s respectful of their lives and who they are as people. Then you access brilliance.” ...

Leeds United are pleased to confirm Jesse Marsch’s backroom team that will be in place until the end of the season. Franz Schiemer joins the Whites having previously worked with Marsch as his Assistant Head Coach at Red Bull Salzburg. As a player, the 35-year-old made over 150 appearances for Salzburg winning 25 caps for the Austrian national team. Former Swansea City coach Cameron Toshack also joins the new-look set up having left his role as Head Coach at Cypriot First Division side Pafos FC in October 2020. Toshack brings a wealth of experience to the role having worked at both Academy and first team levels since 2011. Finally, Jesse will be supported by our current Under-23s Head Coach Mark Jackson who will move up to first team duties. Jackson is a popular figure at Elland Road and has overseen the development of various players who are now involved with the first team squad. Former Middlesbrough and Cardiff City player Andrew Taylor will step in as interim Under-23 Head C...

Jesse Marsch has got his feet under the desk at Thorp Arch. Stuart Rayner looks at his key priorities as he gets to work as Leeds United head coach. By Stuart Rayner 1. Getting everyone onside Leeds United wrote the book on managers starting on the wrong footing – or rather David Peace did, when he imagined The Damned United – but first impressions really do matter and without the heavyweight reputation or emotional attachment his predecessor enjoyed, Jesse Marsch needs to hit the ground running. Marsch’s hugely-respected mentor, Ralf Rangnick, and his coaching staff have been undermined by whispers Manchester United’s players do not rate his training and depressing though it is to admit, the tail will wag the dog in modern football if that is so. A large chunk of the Leeds squad owe the fact they are Premier League footballers to Marcelo Bielsa, and Marsch will need to convince them to buy into his methods immediately through his actions, ideas and demeanour at Thorp Arch. F...

Jesse Marsch and Cameron Toshack will have to work quickly to turn around Leeds United's season. By Flora Snelson The Whites are two points clear of the relegation zone, with 12 games left of the Premier League season. Following Marcelo Bielsa's sacking on Sunday, Marsch has been handed the responsibility of guiding the West Yorkshire side to safety. United have lost five of their last six games and looked a shadow of their former self against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, so securing Leeds' Premier League status for the 2022/2023 season will be no mean feat for the American coach. With the rest of his backroom staff yet to be announced, it has been confirmed that Marsch will be assisted by Toshack as he strives to keep Leeds in the top flight. Who is Cameron Toshack? Cameron Toshack was born in Cardiff in March 1970 and is the son of former Liverpool player and Wales manager John Toshack. Cameron Toshack played as a forward for Cardiff City and Weymouth, ...