Bielsa's Leeds legacy will deservedly live on - but refusal to change led to downfall

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Marcelo Bielsa was the messiah who made Leeds fans fall back in love with football again.The Argentine led them back to the promised land of the Premier League after almost two decades of pain - and his beautiful brand of football transformed Leeds from the team people loved to hate to being their second favourite one in the land.He earned cult status for giving supporters a side to be proud of, transforming the lives of some and making the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Raphina and Patrick Bamford international stars as well as local legends.Bamford led the tributes of gratitude and thanks to the Argentine following his shock sacking, with the simple message "Thank you, the man who changed everything for everyone."It's a measure of the esteem in which Bielsa is held that Bamford was not alone in expressing his genuine sadness at the departure of the former Argentina and Chile manager.Several members of staff were said to be in floods of tears following Saturday's home thrashing by Tottenham, fearful Bielsa had taken charge of his final game.He would be applauded at service stations, followed around supermarkets and had hundreds of fans camped outside his rented home in Wetherby for days on end following promotion to the Premier League.The outpouring of footballing grief for someone Pep Guardiola once labelled "the best coach in the world" threatened to send social media into a meltdown.But despite qualities including being humble, ruthless and studios to the extreme, it was his stubbornness that led to his eventual downfall.Injuries to the likes of Bamford, Phillips and Liam Cooper didn't help, but Bielsa refused to compromise his principles of "pure football" irrespective of the fact Leeds were going backwards.Some people.