Jesse Marsch has secured his first position since leaving Leeds United in February 2023, following his hiring as Canada’s new head coach.
Marsch is scheduled to coach Canada in the 2017 Copa America, where he might face Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson, and Weston McKennie, three of his former USMNT teammates from Leeds.
He could also face his Leeds predecessor, Marcelo Bielsa, who is now in charge of Uruguay. However, given the way the draw has played out, that is doubtful.
Following his long-overdue termination at Elland Road, Marsch was associated with a variety of different roles during his 15-month absence.
Following his departure from Leeds, English clubs Leicester City and Southampton were reportedly interested, with Celtic and AS Monaco also being considered. He appeared to be destined for the USMNT post until Gregg Berhalter returned.
Marsch makes a new assertion about the Leeds’mess’ behind the scenes.
Since his dismissal, Marsch has spent a lot of time talking about Leeds and the circumstances surrounding his departure, calling Andrea Radrizzani’s decision to remove him ‘foolish’.
With relegation coming soon after his departure, Marsch believes Radrizzani paid the price for not sticking with him. In retrospect, the decision not to fire him earlier was the issue.
Marsch won only two of his final 17 league games in charge of Leeds, and while Canada’s official press release attempted to make it appear as if he was doing a fine job, there was only one direction the club could go.
And now, appearing on CBS Sports Golazo, Marsch has fired a new dig at Radrizzani and others behind the scenes, claiming the club was a complete’mess’ before and after he arrived.
He added, “It’s almost as if the higher I went, the more disappointed I was with how things worked.” People think Leeds is a big club, but when you peel back the veil, we were a club in chaos when I arrived.
“It was a financial mess, which made managing things tough. But I decided to take it on and do my best with it. It was a mess when I arrived, and it was even messier after I left.”
Marsch may be correct about Leeds, but he was a significant factor.
There is some truth to what Marsch is claiming, as it is now evident that Radrizzani lacked the necessary funds to run a Premier League club.
Leeds still owes other teams £190 million in outstanding transfer payments, which can be attributed to Radrizzani’s inability to pay. According to talkSPORT, financial analyst Kieran Maguire believes the Italian utilized the ‘Leeds United credit card’ to make transfers effectively.
However, Marsch is hardly capable of shifting blame. The majority of the aforementioned number will come from signings he hoped to make, only a few of which were successful.
Marsch signed ten first-team players at Leeds during two transfer windows, but only two of them, Georginio Rutter and Willy Gnonto, have been here this season.
The rest are either out on loan and undesired at Leeds, or have already been sold. He is equally to blame.
