Brighton midfielder says Leeds boss is a coach he could not see eye to eye with.
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa is a manager who has left a big impression on many top players around the world.
Not all of them have seen eye to eye with the maverick Argentine.
One of those is Brighton and Hove Albion star Yves Bissouma.
The £15 million summer signing is preparing to star in the FA Cup semi-finals for the Seagulls this weekend.
In a feature interview with The Guardian about his career, the central midfielder says that his spell at Lille under Bielsa was a testing time for him.
He said: “He is a super coach and a nice person but on that point we had a lot of problems.
“I’m happy to play for the team wherever I’m needed but this was not just a question of filling in; he said he genuinely thought I should make my career as a right-back. I couldn’t understand it.
“It was never nasty but we couldn’t agree on this, especially as we kept losing, so things became difficult.”
Bielsa’s spell at Lille unravelled and Bissouma went on to earn a move to the Premier League.
He will feel his decision to insist on a central midfield role and discard Bielsa’s advice has been vindicated.
It certainly will be this weekend if he can lead his Brighton side to the FA Cup final by beating Manchester City at Wembley.
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