Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa fed-up with stadium lockout

Football
1 Nov 2020 • 5:12 PM MYT
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Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa is fed-up with the UK's stadium lockout.

Elland Road would again have been packed to the rafters for the visit of Leicester City on Monday, but instead the soul-sapping sight of 40,000 empty seats will provide the barest of backdrops as the top levels of the game remain starved of the lifeblood of a vibrant live audience.

Bielsa said: "It's just my point of view of course, but there is no comparison when it comes to football with fans to football without fans.

"The presence of fans during games increases the spectacle and adds something extra to the game.

"You need that contact between the players and the supporters. It's not the same for the players when fans aren't there, the football's not the same and it becomes less attractive.

"Of course we know why fans are prevented from going to matches at present, but football is a party and it's very difficult to have a party with everything that's going on in the world right now."