Steve Evans made those comments last June, and on the day Bielsa won at Rotherham, he gets sacked by Peterborough.
Leeds United fans have yet more reason to celebrate this Saturday.
The first, and obvious reason, is that their team ran out 2-1 winners at Rotherham United for three valuable points in the Championship title race.
Secondly, and perhaps a little bizarrely, one of their former managers, who once made a disparaging comment about whether Marcelo Bielsa could get a result at the New York Stadium, has been sacked by his club on the same day.
In early June last year, before the Argentine was appointed by the Elland Road outfit, Steve Evans discussed whether he would be a good fit for the club, saying: “Will he know what it’s like to go to the New York Stadium in Rotherham on a Tuesday night and try to get a result? I’m not so sure.”
You can see the clip for yourself here off the Sky Sports Football Twitter page:
Anyway, several months on and Bielsa is flying high in the Championship, Leeds topping the table, and after a bit of a bad spell in terms of results, got back to winning ways, at the New York Stadium, in Rotherham – admittedly not on a Tuesday night but nevertheless on a cold January afternoon.
While Bielsa is delivering for the Whites, Evans was released from his contract by Peterborough United after almost 11 months in charge (official website), with the club sixth in League One, after their side’s goalless draw with fourth-placed Charlton Athletic.
Cue some Leeds fans taking to Twitter to voice their opinions:
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