He's a massive gamble - doesn't speak English, tends to only last a few seasons, seems mildly autistic, hasn't won much of note outside of an Olympic gold.YoungHammer wrote:Must say I am amazed that Marcelo Bielsa is doing so well.
I'm not saying it won't work, as it could definitely, but it's a gamble.
The big upside is people still talk about his teams years after he's gone - his Chile and Bilbao teams all have reputations far beyond what they'd have had with anyone else in charge, and his Marseilles team (briefly) gave the two moneybags teams in France a run for their money for the title this season. Has coached a team to the Europa league final. Tends to work with not a great amount of money.
If we want to win things, Rafa and others are a far better choice. If you're realistic that even with the move we probably won't be contenders, then Bielsa will at least make a team worth being proud of in the meantime.