Writing in his column for The Athletic, Jesse Marsch has been discussing how to get the best out of certain players and Rodrigo Moreno.
The Leeds boss has worked wonders with Rodrigo over the past nine months or so, turning a misfiring attacking midfielder into one of the Premier League’s most potent attackers in recent weeks.
To say that Marsch has been impressed by Rodrigo is an understatement, the Spaniard has improved drastically since working with the American, and Marsch genuinely believes that he could have turned Rodrigo into one of the world’s best players if he knew him when he was younger.
Rodrigo’s potential
Marsch reckons he could have made Rodrigo into a modern great.
“We have Rodrigo at Leeds, and he’s 31 and I’ve even had a conversation with him at one point and said it’s too bad I didn’t know him when he was 18 because I could have helped make him one of the best players in the world — I truly believe that,” Marsch wrote.
“But in the process at Leeds, we’re still uncovering new potentials for him and he’s committed and adapted incredibly well. But to do that I’ve had to really get to know Rodrigo as a person and what makes him tick.
“What are his vulnerabilities? What are his insecurities? What things make him stronger? What are the things he likes?”
Bodes well
It may be too late for Rodrigo to become one of the world’s best players, but these comments bode well for the current crop of young stars coming through at Leeds.
Indeed, the likes of Crysencio Summerville, Joe Gelhardt and Archie Gray all look to have the potential to be world-beaters, and Marsch clearly backs himself to get the most out of any young player he works with.
Whether or not that pans out remains to be seen, but Marsch clearly believes that he has the coaching ability to get any player to play to their full potential.
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