‘Not sure where he’s coming from’: Paul Scholes blasts Leeds man’s claim about Aston Villa

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Paul Scholes was critical of Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch by stating ‘you can’t be blaming’ Aston Villa for their tactics when he felt Steven Gerrard’s side were the ‘much better’ team at Elland Road on Sunday, as he told Premier League Productions (02/10/22 at 6:50 pm).

Both Leeds and Villa recorded a goalless draw in the Premier League yesterday, with the home team going a man down early in the second half.

Luis Sinisterra’s sending-off was pretty daft given the nature of how he picked up his two yellow cards, but what became the main talking point was Marsch taking issue with Villa’s tactics.

The Leeds boss told Sky Sports that Villa were playing the game at a ‘snail’s pace’ and he felt that they were also time-wasting on occasions.

There wasn’t much between the two in the first half, with Villa perhaps having the best chance of the game through Ollie Watkins, of course, all of that changed in the second because Leeds had to withstand a lot of pressure.

Nonetheless, upon hearing Marsch’s comments about Villa, former Premier League midfielder Scholes was sure to fire back at the man in the Elland Road dugout.

“You can’t be blaming Aston Villa for that,” said Scholes. “Aston Villa, if anything, they were the much better team, especially in the second half up until they were playing against ten men.

“But even in the first half, 11 v 11, they were the team with the chances, not playing at a slow pace, for me. I am not sure where he is coming from.”

MARSCH NEEDS TO STOP MOANING

Since Marsch has joined the Premier League, one thing that has been a constant is his continuous moaning, from other teams’ tactics to how every decision seems to go against his team.

If there was a manager version of Bruno Fernandes, then it would be Marsch.

Villa can play the game at any pace they wish, if the players decide to have a picnic in the middle of the pitch, then so be it; it’s Leeds’ job to stop them, not for the opposition to lie and bow down to the Yorkshire club’ needs.

Either way, it just adds more spice to this fixture which has had some fair bit of needle to it over the years and it will probably be more of the same during the reverse fixture at Villa Park.