Leeds United host Bristol City at Elland Road in the Championship this weekend.
In comments reported by Bristol Live (15:11), Jamie McAllister has suggested that Bristol City are looking forward to testing themselves against Marcelo Bielsa, but insisted that Leeds have a lot of weaknesses that they will look to exploit.
The Robins travel to Elland Road this weekend looking to put their poor run of form before the international break behind them. Lee Johnson’s side lost three in a row leading into the break and now sit six points off the play-off places.
Leeds meanwhile, are third in the Championship. On paper, the Whites should be overwhelming favourites for Saturday. But after a 4-1 defeat to West Brom last time out, Bielsa’s men have plenty to prove.
McAllister insisted that they are excited to come up against a Bielsa side at Elland Road. But the coach added that Bristol City have reason to be optimistic heading into the clash.
“Bielsa’s a top coach,” he told Bristol Live. “Going to be good to test ourselves against that. They have a lot of strengths but a lot of weaknesses as well as we saw against West Brom. It’s a great place to go and play.”
It will certainly be intriguing to see how Leeds perform against the Robins. The Whites had taken seven points from their previous three games before their trip to The Hawthorns, but they have arguably not hit the same heights that saw them capture the imagination in the early weeks of the campaign.
However, with Bristol City losing their last few games, Bielsa’s men have a fantastic chance to make a statement after their first heavy defeat of the season just before the break.
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