Leeds fans have taken to Twitter after watching a six-second video of Marcelo Bielsa speaking in his press conference earlier today.
The Argentine was speaking ahead of Saturday’s clash against Tottenham, and he felt obliged to apologise to reporters just as he was leaving.
Why?
Well, Bielsa ended up speaking for ten minutes in response to one question, getting his translator to say ‘sorry for so many words’ before bursting into fits of laughter.
When Bielsa initially apologised in his native tongue, some fans below thought it sounded like he said Frank Lampard, before he burst out laughing.
Of course, Leeds and Lampard have a bit of bad blood between them.
The drama of the Spygate incident, and the way in which Derby celebrated their Play-Off semi-final against Leeds, has left a sour taste.
Nevertheless, Bielsa was merely apologising for going on a ramble.
Aside from that, some other supporters picked up on how happy the former Marseille boss looked in his press conference.
We can’t argue with that.
Ever since the 2-1 win over Manchester City last month, we’ve noticed a much more jubilant, emotive version of Bielsa.
Let’s see what the Leeds fans on Twitter have been saying about the six-second footage of the Argentine…
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