Marcelo Bielsa's magic is fast disappearing with Leeds heading into a tail-spin. Dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two Crawley and now well beaten by a Brighton side who hadn't won since November – it's turned into a disastrous start to 2021 for the revered Argentinian boss.
Defeat by Graham Potter's excellent Seagull's on a ropey pitch inflicted a third straight defeat on Bielsa – the first time that's happened since his arrival at Elland Road.
And on a day when his stars were out-manouvered by a clever and skilful Brighton performance, the deep-thinking South American professor will need to dig deep to find a way to stop the rot.
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