Brad Friedel says there’s one thing Jesse Marsch needs to do right now at Leeds

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United States legend Brad Friedel has given his verdict on Jesse Marsch’s early days at Leeds United.

Marsch took the Elland Road reins on 28 February, a day after the Whites sacked Marcelo Bielsa.

The 48-year-old has the job of pulling relegation-threatened Leeds away from the Premier League’s bottom three.

Marsch has taken charge of three games so far, losing the first two before winning the third.

He attracted attention by holding a post-match huddle on the pitch after his first match in charge.

Last week, Marsch told reporters that he couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about.

“The attention around this small little conversation with the group I find frankly hilarious and ridiculous,” he said.

“Someone on your team that can help you”

However, Friedel – who made 450 appearances in the Premier League – thinks the huddle was a relatively big deal.

Speaking on the BBC Sounds Sacked In The Morning podcast, he said Marsch needs a bit of help becoming streetwise in the Premier League.

Friedel thinks American coaches are sometimes harshly treated in England and “quickly” need someone from the UK to help “through the cultural nuances”.

He said: “When you’re American, you’re up against it a bit in the Premier League.

“So I wouldn’t do things to put any fuel on the fire at all.

“Bob Bradley [former Swansea City manager] got a lot of stick early doors and his reign didn’t last a long time.

“I saw Jesse’s huddle at the end of the match at Leeds and it’s important that if you’re an American coach going over there, that you quickly get someone from the UK that you trust or knows the system.

“To help you through the cultural nuances; what is and not accepted by the media and the fans.

“I think it’s important that you get someone on your team that can help you through ‘how do you answer the press in certain ways?’

“Not the words you use but how you talk to them and how you talk to the players.”

Marsch’s backroom team includes two Brits – Cameron Toshack and Mark Jackson.