Sitting 16th in the Premier League table after 7-0 thrashing by Man City, Leeds United are in an unenviable situation. Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Arsenal, the Whites are just five points clear of the drop zone and if the Gunners inflict more pain to Bielsa & Co – sacking of the manager is a plausible outcome.Since his arrival in 2018, Leeds boss holds a status of a deity among fans at Elland Road for how he has turned the club around.Despite the love coming from the stands of Elland Road, Marcelo Bielsa admits he is not unsackable but insists he would never walk away mid-campaign.No ‘Pep-talk’ could have saved Leeds – rampant Man City hold the summit with authorityFollowing Tuesday’s 7-0 thumping at Manchester City – the joint-heaviest defeat in Leeds’ history – Bielsa completely understands why he is under scrutiny.’Do you think there is a coach that can’t be sacked, that is unsackable? Do you think I am so vain that I don’t think I can be sacked?’, Bielsa responded when asked about his future.’Do you think that after suffering a 7-0 defeat, I can discard the instability? Of course, the job of the coach is not stable. I don’t have anything that makes me immune from that characteristic.’After losing 7-0, that is the situation I have to live through. That is a description of the circumstances.’Sat, 20.30: (4.30) LEEDS (3.70) ARSENAL (1.90)Regardless of a bad place where the Whites find themselves at the moment, Bielsa believes he is still the best man to take Leeds forward, having ended their 16-year stay away from the Premier League in 2020 and led them to a top-half finish last term.’I find that in all of these circumstances, all I do is fight,’ admitted the Argentine, who is only on a one-year contract.’To say I have taken them as far as I can would suggest it’s a closed cycle. Of course, I am going to continue fighting.’I always thinks with adversity you have to fight. You never know if the strength is going to be enough and what is the progression of the difficulties that we’ve come up against.’But I am going to fight until the end of the season without any doubts. I hope nothing happens that does not allow me to act what I just said.’Salah chases another record against Newcastle, Klopp doesn’t care about AFCON absenteesWith eight first-team players currently out injured and another suspended, Bielsa admits that Leeds are going through their most difficult period since he came to the club.’Of course, this moment is the worst of all the moments I have had at Leeds,’ he said. ‘Of course, to lose 7-0 is not just another defeat.’It’s natural a 7-0 result generates the repercussion it’s generated. It’s totally justified. But I always think in adversity you have to face the difficulties.’With all those absent players, Leeds survival hopes could be hanging on the January transfer window. However, Bielsa refuses to demand that the club spend their way out of trouble.’To bring in players, they should be better than what we have,’ the Argentine added.’The club has invested £130m in the construction of this squad and I don’t know if they can or can’t invest more. I am not in a condition to demand.’Canceled after all – King Power Stadium will not welcome Tottenham todayJamie Shackleton limped off in the Man City game with an Achilles tendon injury while Dan James is the latest Leeds player to join the injury list, having hurt his adductor at the Etihad. Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips are among Leeds’ long-term absentees.’I don’t want to use the numbers out as an excuse’, Bielsa insisted.
