Marcelo Bielsa believes Frank Lampard’s sacking at Chelsea has sounded the death knell for English football. In an extraordinary take on foreign ownership of Premier League clubs and the growing pressure on managers for instant success, the Argentine fears the nation that invented the game is losing its soul.
Bielsa, an Argentine who works for Italian and American owners at Elland Road, reckons overseas influences now wield too much power in the world’s richest league.
And while Bielsa and Lampard fell out spectacularly two years ago over the infamous Spy Gate saga, the 65-year-old’s passionate defence of his rival illustrates his deep affection for the English game.
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