Leeds United let Aston Villa score on Marcelo Bielsa’s orders after brawl breaks out in wake of Mateusz Klich goal

Gray August 04, 2020
Leeds United let Aston Villa score on Marcelo Bielsa’s orders after brawl breaks out in wake of Mateusz Klich goal
Leeds United allowed Aston Villa to score a goal uncontested after a brawl broke out in the wake of the Whites taking the lead at Elland Road.Marcelo Bielsa ordered his players to allow Albert Adomah a free shot on goal as Mateusz Klich scored for Leeds despite Jonathan Kodjia, the Villa forward, going down injured.A brawl broke out in remarkable scenes at Elland Road5
A brawl broke out in remarkable scenes at Elland Road
All the players stopped as it appeared the ball would be put out of play after Kodjia went down, but Leeds kept going with Klich making his way into the box and firing past Jed Steer in goal.A brawl broke out as soon as Klich scored, and it resulted in two bookings and a red card to Anwar El Ghazi for an apparent elbow on Patrick Bamford.There were also hectic scenes on the touchline, and Bielsa, the Leeds manager, could be seen telling his players to let Villa equalise uncontested.Bielsa was caught on camera ordering his players to let Villa score5
Bielsa was caught on camera ordering his players to let Villa score
All the players did stop after the restart, except for Pontus Jansson, who tried to win the ball off Adomah – the eventual goalscorer.The game remained tied at 1-1 despite late Leeds pressure, with the result confirming Sheffield United’s promotion to the Premier League.Bielsa has been praised for his decision to favour good sportsmanship over Leeds’ victory, even though it ended Leeds’ hopes of securing automatic promotion this season.The Whites will instead face the play-offs, with Villa a potential opponent of theirs in the race for a place in the Premier League. Though praise has been directed at Bielsa, his striker Bamford has been criticised for the role he played in El Ghazi’s sending off.Bamford went down after a clash with the winger, who was dismissed for an alleged elbow to the English striker’s head.Bamford went down after a clash with El GhaziSky Sports Football5
Bamford went down after a clash with El Ghazi
The striker was caught on camera holding his head after alleged contactSky Sports Football5
The striker was caught on camera holding his head after alleged contact
Bamford ended up collapsing to the floor, with El Ghazi then sent offSky Sports Football5
Bamford ended up collapsing to the floor, with El Ghazi then sent off
However, replays showed that there was no serious contact from El Ghazi, and Dean Smith confirmed Villa will appeal the red card.“Without a shadow,” he said after the match. “I will be absolutely amazed if it’s not rescinded. We will appeal that. He doesn’t deserve it. We needed emotional control from everybody.”On Leeds’ contentious goal, Smith added: “Klich has apologised. Every credit to Leeds and Marcelo Bielsa for putting that right.“I asked him and he agreed. He said ‘yes’. He apologised for what happened. Fair play to them. It was a good game of football until that moment.”His opposite number Bielsa said: “We gave the goal back. The facts are what everyone saw.“English football is known for sportsmanship so I don’t have to comment on this kind of thing, which is common in England.”
Bale is not wanted by Zinedine Zidane, who left him on the bench for last season’s Champions League final

Police have launched an investigation following a brawl outside Burnley's Turf Moor after a man was knocked unconscious. The incident took place after the Burnley vs Cardiff City football match at around 5pm on Saturday, April 13.
Police investigating fight after Burnley-Cardiff game
Jose Mourinho is a two-time Champions League winner

Leicester City are in talks with Monaco about a possible £20million deal for Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, according to reports. The 21-year-old helped Belgium to the World Cup semi-final
Leicester City transfer news: Brendan Rodgers hints at
Fabregas has joined Monaco

search took place all day yesterday. they carried around 1000 square miles of the english channel searching for any sign of the plane that disappeared late on monday night. nothing of significance has been found just yet. the only sighting was a flair that was reported to have been seen around the time that the plane was said to have lost
06 December 2018 News Archive | Daily Mail Online | Daily
Fabregas has joined Monaco

Caretaker manager Jimmy Shan will remain in charge of West Brom for the remainder of the season, the Championship club have confirmed. The 40-year-old has overseen four wins in six games since
WBA Confirm Shan Will Stay In Charge For Rest Of The Season
McTominay was a favourite of former United manager Jose Mourinho’s

Arsenal fans should think about what they wish for….there are not many examples in History of clubs who part from long term managers going straight onto to success, and I can't help but get the feeling that in 12 months times, whoever is in charge at Arsenal will be subject to the same In/Out debates.
Petr Cech believes Arsenal are on the right path under Unai Emery

In a statement explaining their decision, Watford have blamed Everton for the Portuguese's sacking - claiming their manager lost focus after the Toffees approached him in November. But who is Silva joining on the 2017/18 managerial casualties list? CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE EVERY PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERIAL SACKING THIS SEASON.
The Premier League Sack Race: Who'll be next out the door?
Chumi (top row and second from left), was allegedly suspended for the cup tie he started

The LA LIGA News and breaking transfer rumours. Find all the LA LIGA News here from around the world, Read about your team's match reports, fixtures and transfer dealings. powered by Footballnewspapers.com.
Cech in his Rennes shirt in 2004

Aston Villa EXCLUSIVE: Premier League return 'just the beginning' as billionaire owners aim to 'build one of t 31 mins ago Aston Villa's billionaire owners have told talkSPORT winning promotion back to the Premier League is 'just the beginning' of their ambitious plans for the club.
Premier League return 'just the beginning' as billionaire
sportsalert.org/2019/05/28/premier-league-return-just-the-beginning-as-billionaire-owners-aim-to-build-one-of-the-worlds-best-clubs/
SKY'S THE LIMIT talkSPORT host Jim White spoke to businessmen Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens after the Villans' play-off final victory at Wembley Aston Villa's billionaire owners have told talkSPORT winning promotion back to the Premier League is 'just the beginning' of their ambitious plans for the club.
Premier League return 'just the beginning' as billionaire
De Bruyne was City’s standout player last season

Football-related arrests and banning orders, England and Wales: season 2015 to 2016 there were 4.8 football-related arrests per Number of new football banning orders issued each season in
Liverpool thumped Porto 6-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals

Daniel Owen James (born 10 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team. He made his professional debut for the club in February 2018 and his senior Wales debut in November 2018, having previously represented the nation at various youth levels.
Wayne Rooney had a night to remember against the USA at Wembley Stadium
Liverpool news: Brazil legend Cafu sends advice to Trent
Moyes believes Man United have not improved since he left the club

Liverpool vs Manchester United all-time stats: Who has had the better of the rivalry over the years? Ahead of their first European clash at Anfield, we take a look at the overall record from
A brief guide to … the history behind Manchester United and


Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their full-time manager on a three year deal. Solskjær who scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007 and also managed the club's reserve team until the end of 2010 was appointed caretaker manager on 19 December 2018 replacing Jose Mourinho.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Man United Job Is 'Ultimate Dream
Dwight Gayle has been on fire this season

Bolton manager Phil Parkinson will serve a two-match touchline ban after accepting a charge of misconduct from the Football Association. Parkinson, who has also been fined £3,000, was charged in
Leeds United and Bolton Wanderers handed FA fine following
Tags:

Post a Comment

0 Comments