Jesse Marsch has blasted Andrea Radrizzani and blamed the Italian for his Leeds exit, claiming our previous owner “paid the price” in the summer – when Leeds were relegated and he chose to sell.
Marsch was sacked in February after a loss to Nottingham Forest. The side had been poor before the World Cup but arguably, wins against Bournemouth and Liverpool kept the American in the Leeds job.
After the World Cup, Leeds continued to struggle despite signing Weston McKennie and Max Wober in January – players that were clearly Marsch signings. After that, Javi Gracia came in – not lasting long.
Sam Allardyce next. Leeds are now in the Championship and Marsch’s failure to get any consistency out of a squad with a decent amount of quality saw him sacked. Marsch has spoke about his exit before.
Now, in an interview with The Mail, he has blasted Radrizzani and says the Italian has now paid the price for his failings at Elland Road – by leaving the club and selling at a smaller price to 49ers Enterprises.
“We were a couple results away from really getting everything moving. I believe everything was already moving the right direction. But in the end, the owner just lost his nerve. And he paid the price for it.”
Jesse Marsch blasts Andrea Radrizzani after Leeds United exit
Marsch should have been sacked earlier. Ultimately, a change was needed before the break and if the former Leeds owner Radrizzani does deserve criticism regarding Marsch – it was not sacking sooner.
Marsch looked bereft of ideas. His signings failed, hence Brenden Aaronson, Wober, Rasmus Kristensen all out on loan and struggling now. At Forest, it was awful – his last game. Radrizzani is not blameless.
But, Marsch coming out firing on all cylinders and blaming the old Leeds owner is hardly right. He could not handle the job, and his tactics were not what we needed. Ultimately, he is to blame for his sacking.
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