Mikel Arteta says he’s seen something Marcelo Bielsa does in Leeds training that’s ‘incredible’

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has spoken highly of Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa, saying he has some “incredible” methods in training.

The Gunners host the Whites at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.

While Arsenal are currently struggling for form, having lost their last two in the league, Leeds have won three of their last four.

The Elland Road side has thrilled fans and neutrals this season with their swashbuckling, high-pressing football which has yielded results more often than not.

One training drill Bielsa is known for is “murderball”, where the ball is continuously thrown back in play and is incredibly testing for players.

“Yes I’ve heard about it,” Arteta told the Arsenal media team on Friday. “I’ve seen it. Marcelo has some incredible methods.

“You just have to see the way the team plays and some of the things they do constantly, some habits that they have that they implement throughout the game with such a conviction.

“There’s a lot of things that young coaches like me can learn from people like him who have been in the game for a long time and have been really successful.”

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Arsenal host Leeds at a pretty bad time, given their consecutive defeats to Wolves and Aston Villa, and are bound to be given a tough game by a team that’s bound to cause the Gunners chaos at the back.

Bielsa has has his fair share of detractors over the season, including numerous pundits who think he should opt for a more cautious approach.

Considering Leeds are the only promoted side not battling relegation, it looks as though he’s doing pretty well.