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Believe what you like. I base my opinion of him on his results, interviews and his mea culpa in the article: 'Bielsa's regret at not learning English yet' You can find it here: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-regret-english-translator-20495546 It has clearly...

I agree that the level of English amongst other foreign PL managers (Pep, Tuchel, Klopp, Arteta etc) is high. So it should be. That is the standard. They are comfortable in articulating their ideas in English to the players, and comfortable in fielding awkward questions from the media. That's my...

Do you tell your students they don't have a cat in hell's chance of becoming completely fluent in a foreign tongue? Isn't that giving them the perfect excuse for failure? Kids, don't worry if you fail. Most people fail, so you won't be alone. Bielsa isn't 'another learner', because he hasn't...

For those who think Bielsa can speak English, here's Bielsa, admitting he can't. https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-regret-english-translator-20495546 - 29 April 2021. Read it closely. Forget 'bark instructions from the touchline to his players in English'. You...

Exactly. Even better, is when the translator whispers in Bielsa's ear, what to say In English to the interviewer's question, and Bielsa still gets it wrong! Then, the translator doesn't correct him. Brilliant. https://news.paddypower.com/football...lator-talking/ Solid entertainment !

https://news.paddypower.com/football/2019/09/20/5-managers-happy-let-their-translator-talking/

It that claim based on any actual evidence? Have you met everyone who makes that kind of criticism? It didn't stop 70 year old Ranieri. When he first came to England, he couldn't speak English, or at least had an interpreter for interviews. Today, he is confident talking to the media. It's...

You'd hope that teat is some kind of typo, but it doesn't change the fact that Bielsa joined Leeds in June 2018. Today, whenever he does an interview, he still uses an interpreter. If he leaves at the end of the season, he will have spent 4 years in a high profile football manager role...