Rangers striker Kemar Roofe has told The Times what Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa’s famous ‘murderball’ training involves.
Roofe was on the books of Leeds from the summer of 2016 until the summer of 2019 when he moved to Anderlecht in Belgium.
The 27-year-old, who joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers in the summer of 2020, worked under Leeds head coach Bielsa during the 2018-19 campaign.
The striker has given an insight into the ‘murderball’ training sessions at Leeds.
Roofe told The Times: “We ended up giving it the nickname ‘murderball’ because it just killed everybody, physically. It was very tiring, non-stop running.
“There were no fouls [given]. Everyone got kicked. Everyone gave it out, taking a yellow card for the team when you’re having to chase someone down and you clip them from behind, tactical fouls, just to stop the whole attack.”
Big role in Leeds United’s success
The 11v11 ‘murderball’ training session that Bielsa does once a week has really helped Leeds over the past two or so seasons.
The Leeds players look very fit throughout the 90 minutes and over the course of the season, and that owes a lot to how they train in the week.
The Whites won the Championship title last season and are going strong in the Premier League at the moment.
Leeds held Manchester City to a draw this season and also gave Liverpool a run for their money, and there is a very good chance that they could end up in the top 10 of the Premier League table in 2020-21.
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