Leeds United fans question Marcelo Bielsa for not introducing Aapo Halme against Nottingham Forest.
A lot of Leeds United fans are questioning some post-match comments from Marcelo Bielsa.
Leeds lost 4-2 at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday afternoon, as the 10-man Whites conceded three times in the space of seven second-half minutes.
Despite having Kalvin Phillips sent off on 42 minutes, Bielsa’s side, who were trailing 1-0 at the time of the dismissal, went on to lead 2-1 midway through the second half.
But the Argentine elected against making a defensive substitution after Ezgjan Alioski fired United ahead in a decision which now looks to be a mistake – but so too was Bielsa’s defence of that decision.
The 63-year-old, speaking through a translator, claimed to The Yorkshire Evening Post: “When we scored the second goal I thought about putting a defender on but I didn’t take the decision because I couldn’t find anyone who could be useful at that moment.”
Aapo Halme, who stands at 6’5, was on the bench, and the young centre-back has certainly impressed when called upon this season.
And many fans of the West Yorkshire club are questioning why Bielsa didn’t utilise the Finnish star.
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