{"id":643228,"date":"2025-12-20T00:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/643228\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T00:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:34:22","slug":"oliver-glasner-has-just-repeated-a-famous-marcelo-bielsa-trick-ahead-of-facing-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/643228\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Glasner has just repeated a famous Marcelo Bielsa trick ahead of facing Leeds United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Marcelo Bielsa displayed many quirks on his way to becoming a legend at Leeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Argentine memorably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/throwbacks\/when-marcelo-bielsa-called-a-surprise-leeds-united-press-conference-as-uruguay-speculation-mounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called a sudden press conference<\/a> after he was found to have spied on Derby \u2013 which lasted over an hour \u2013 while his tendency to sit on a bucket during matches also became a thing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> folklore. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/marcelo-bielsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcelo Bielsa<\/a> also made an unusual habit of naming his starting XI well ahead of matchday \u2013 something Oliver Glasner has now done ahead of taking his Crystal Palace side to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/club\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Glasner has already revealed his Crystal Palace side to face Leeds United<\/p>\n<p>After naming an incredibly youthful side in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday including four debutants, the Austrian did not beat around the bush when asked for team news ahead of the trip to Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>          Can Daniel Farke get one over on Oliver Glasner this weekend? \ud83e\udd9a\ud83e\udd85 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">The Leeds boss was full of praise for his opposite number<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-9-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner with Leeds United manager Daniel Farke inset\" class=\"wp-image-122971\" \/>Credit: Sebastian Frej\/Getty Images and George Wood\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Glasner said the following eleven players will start at Elland Road: Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, Yeremy Pino, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Eddie Nketiah.<\/p>\n<p>Bielsa often did this too, creating something of a mind game with the opposition manager ahead of a match.<\/p>\n<p>David Moyes was certainly left second-guessing the South American after this happened back in December 2020, saying: \u201cIt could be a bluff. It might not be his team. He might just be telling the media something else and we all pick up on it. Who\u2019s to know? It could be very clever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/marcelo-bielsa-set-to-smash-wembley-record-despite-difficult-situation-for-leeds-united-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bielsa \u2013 who is returning to England in March<\/a> \u2013 even famously once admitted that a Leeds fan had hilariously written a letter asking him to stop doing this, feeling it gave the opposition a huge advantage. <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Crystal Palace have used this starting XI \u2013 give or take \u2013 on a weekly basis for much of this season, so we presume it won\u2019t come as much of a surprise to Daniel Farke. <\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Gudmundsson could have an enjoyable time during Leeds United vs Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p>Glasner is without several key players, but the biggest miss of all is Daniel Munoz, his electric wing-back who can boast three goals and two assists in 14 Premier League games so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>          Leeds win and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores \u2013 change my mind \ud83d\udc4a <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Fifth goal in a row, incoming<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LUN-4-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122866\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but the 34-year-old Nathaniel Clyne is his deputy, a man who can no longer deliver the same energy down that flank as he used to in his prime.<\/p>\n<p>The Crystal Palace No.17 is set to line up against Gabriel Gudmundsson down that flank, just days after the Swede was named Man of the Match in the 1-1 draw against Brentford. <\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/gary-neville-claims-two-leeds-united-players-were-truly-outstanding-against-chelsea-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hailed his display<\/a> in the 3-1 win over Chelsea. <\/p>\n<p>Gudmundsson displays real energy and quality end product down that wing, so he should feel optimistic about winning yet another Man of the Match award up against a player almost a decade older than him. <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Leeds content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marcelo Bielsa displayed many quirks on his way to becoming a legend at Leeds. 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