The message book to Bielsa…

comment by Cinciwolf---Top six, guaranteed! (U11551)
posted 10 hours, 58 minutes ago
We didn't go this over the top after Nuno left and he gave us far more than Bielsa did you guys. Sounds like you guys are in genuine mourning.
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Not sure about that. Wolves had been a PL club relatively recently. Bielsa put an end to 15 years of us being a laughing stock and away from where we wanted to be.

Add that to the fact that his tenure coincided with a pretty awful time outside of football, with lockdowns and all that, and i think him and his way of playing gave something of a release to a lot of people in a difficult position.

In what way did Nuno give you far more? Genuine question.

Seemed a great guy for sure.

Bielsa offered something to our fan base which is hard to define I guess. Just something about the way he behaved, operated and created a football club from a bunch of footballing driftwood.

Lubo hits on a good point - the football, during a lockdown, really was something to look forward to.

I am in mourning over this! I'm surprised by my own reaction. It wasn't just about the football but how he was as a person. We will never see another like him - it's difficult to explain to somebody who hasn't experienced him.

Didn't Wolves spend a fortune to get back with all those dodgy loans anyway?

'Bielsaball' restored a love of the beautiful game not just to a mass of disaffected/disallusioned Leeds fans who had endured pergatory for far far too long but also a wider public audience.

At its best its been a privilege to watch, a true reflection of the man who advocated and got a bunch of written off Championship 'Also rans' to execute it.

Kalvin best England player at the Euro - I wonder why?

I suppose the other thing is that Bielsa wouldn't have looked at other jobs and wouldn't have considered leaving for a team in Europe etc. Would Nuno have turned these opportunities down? This isn't a criticism of Nuno, just that Bielsa's character is very rare.

Bielsa was the best thing to happen to Leeds in decades,a brilliant coach, a man of integrity,he is always humble and never blames anyone when things went wrong.
I have no doubt we would have been safe from relegation if he had stayed,we have an easier run of fixtures coming up and our three top players will be back.
Its farwell to the man who saved us from being a nothing club floundering in the bottom half of the championship to one of the most loved clubs in the Premiership,he will never be forgotten.

Nuno was a great manager for Wolves no doubt about it. However, they spent a fortune on players to get up and I always found his football a bit dull - the complete opposite to Bielsaball

Wolves blew the championship away, as did we. Nothing between the managers in terms of achievements imo. Wolves finished higher in the league but we played football so ....

Cinciwolf always a good poster, and I’m hoping Wolves sneak 4th place.

In terms of football they may be evenly matched. I can’t speak for what Nuno did at Wolves beyond football, and I think you have to be Leeds to appreciate what Bielsa has done and that is why you see this outpouring of emotion, love and sadness.