Any football fan has to have been living under a rock in recent weeks to have not heard about ‘Spygate’ and Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa’s impressive and unexpected tactical press conference with the media.
With bogus claim and counterclaim regurgitated by a media who forgot ethics and accuracy, bolstered by pundits wanting their 30 seconds of faux outrage and anger to make themselves seem relevant, if it wasn’t for the fact that Bielsa hadn’t broke a law or even in reality an EFL or Football Association regulation by sending scouts to see if there was a natural line of sight into opposition training grounds, it would be quite worrying.
Worrying irrespective of the moral question and worrying irrespective of all those who have come out admitting this has gone on since scouts in the game were invented.
On Monday, Bielsa met with FA officials and whilst no details have been leaked (yet) about what was said, what Bielsa could add given everything he’s already said is open to debate.
The authorities have to be seen to be acting though, so as they do that and try and quieten some of the bleating from the eleven clubs who have complained like children, the punishment will leave a mark but it’ll be nothing more than a slap.
These Leeds fans, at least, saw the humour in the meeting.
They wanted to see the genius in person, I bet they asked for his autograph and a photo
— Richard O'Dell (@raocoffee) January 22, 2019
4,000 PPT slides later the red cross are called in …
— Spoon Boots (@spoon_boots) January 22, 2019
Yeah – you might be right on that one !
— ChrisB6000 (@ChrisB6000) January 22, 2019
Jose has admitted hiding in laundry while banned from stadium so what does that mean?
— jayjay82 (@jwh1982) January 22, 2019
Absolutely spot on there…????????????????
— Russell Hancock 2nd August (@RussellHancock4) January 22, 2019
This is good, Marcelo getting his case across in person is ideal.
— Adam (@AdamPB) January 22, 2019
Would’ve loved to have been a fly on the wall for that, if only to see the bemusement on the FA’s faces #Lufc
— Brighterbeat (@AylingsTwin) January 22, 2019
But what else could they possibly need from him?
— Adonis Storr ???????? (@realrogues) January 22, 2019