Ex-Marseille midfielder Barrada slams Leeds boss Bielsa

Football
13 Sep 2020 • 7:59 PM MYT
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Former Olympique Marseille midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada has taken aim at Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa.

Barrada, now with US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, admits he didn't get along with the Argentine when they were together at OM.

He recalled to RMC: "For 3-4 days, there was no discussion. I found him distant. I'm wondering. It was I who took the first step towards him to go talk to him, which is a bit strange.

"You walk past him in the morning and there isn't even a 'hello'. When he's in the same elevator as a French international, Steve Mandanda, and there's not even a 'hello' between the two, it lacks diplomacy. There needs to be a human relationship between a player and a coach and that was not the case.

"It hasn't been the best time of my career. He had his way of doing things that I didn't like too much. We finished fourth. Personally, I don't have a good memory of him. Some players whose names I will not mention disagreed with him. He had his players and a group. From Tuesday, we already knew who was going to play the weekend..."