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Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa is sticking to his guns, but will that fix their alarming slump?

After returning to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, Leeds United enjoyed a superb first campaign back in the top flight.

They were a breath of fresh air with teams unable to answer to Marcelo Bielsa's unique way of playing - contributing to an impressive 9th place finish.

However, the first-half of the current campaign has very much has all the symptoms of second season syndrome for the Yorkshire side.

Marcelo Bielsa is facing his sternest criticism since he first joined Leeds back in 2018
Leeds have struggled with injuries while defensive displays have been poor in recent games
Manchester City put seven goals past Leeds before Arsenal then put another four against them

The first 18 games have been riddled with chaotic performances, a plague of injuries to key players, with Bielsa sticking to his tactical philosophy no matter how many goals may have been put past them.