The recently appointed Baggies boss is fascinated by the approach of coach Whites, who use his team to outdoor attack.
New West Bromwich coach Sam Allardyce says he still doesn’t understand why Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa is ‘so cunning’, but praised the Argentine for how he puts his team out.
Leeds Bielsa have earned a reputation as Premier League entertainers – after conceding the same goals in the division with 30, but getting 25 of their own.
Speaking after the Baggies grabbed a point against Liverpool in just his second game, Allardyce expressed his thoughts on Leeds’ unique style of play, praising Bielsa’s bizarre game plan as being appropriate for the club. which he directs.
“I need to find out why he is so cunning,” Allardyce told reporters as he prepared for the leg at West Brom with Leeds at the Hawthorns on December 29th.
“He’s not ‘fake’, he’s more informative and his style is unique, and I think he’s serving the players and serving the club in a great position. “
Allardyce said he planned a close look at Leeds’ 1-0 win over Burnley on Sunday – revealing he believed the Clarets were unlucky to suffer a loss.
The English supporter revealed that he will be aiming to take advantage of Leeds ’bias to push many numbers forward by beating them on the next attack, but also to be firm in their own defense.
“It will be an interesting thought for me tomorrow, when we come in and look at how they play,” said Allardyce.
“We have an idea. I watched them a little bit on television [on Sunday] against Burnley, I thought Burnley was stolen from a goal.
“We need to find a way to find out how we can score against them, which sometimes looks very easy, but it will never be that easy.
“In the other sense, they try to go out and score as many goals as they can, so we have to put that off.
“When you are going to play Leeds you know that we are trying to stop them from being as bold as they are, but also, can we overcome the weaknesses and the gaps and the gaps? -places they leave when they are taken out. ? “
West Brom currently sit in the relegation zone with eight points from 15 matches and are five adrift of Burnley, who are in the last safety position.