Leeds United correspondents Phil Hay and Graham Smyth have been reacting to Andres Clavijo’s Elland Road exit.
The Lowdown: Clavijo’s exit
The Whites decided to sack Marcelo Bielsa on Sunday after a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham at Elland Road, leaving them just two points above the bottom three.
Former RB Leipzig manager Jesse Marsch has since been announced as the Argentine’s successor and has already brought in Cameron Toshack as number two.
Bielsa’s assistants, Diego Reyes, Pablo Quiroga and Luis Ouvina followed the former boss out of Thorp Arch, along with fitness coach Benoit Delaval.
Performance analyst Clavijo, known better by fans for being Bielsa’s translator, confirmed on Wednesday evening that he too would also be leaving the club.
The Latest: Hay and Smyth react
This is what Hay had to say in reply to Clavijo’s update on Twitter.
“A nice guy, Andres. Very much part of the weekly press routine with Bielsa. Best of luck to him.”
Meanwhile, Smyth posted a short clip of Bielsa and Clavijo, available to view here, and wished him well.
The Verdict: Not a shock
It seemed to be just a matter of time until Clavijo’s departure was confirmed, so the news doesn’t exactly come as a surprise.
He was brought in by Bielsa, unlike goalkeeper coach Marcos Abad and head of analysis Guillermo Alonso, who look set to stay at the club after previously working under Victor Orta at Middlesbrough.
Marsch has already made his mark by bringing in Toshack, along with Franz Schiemer and Mark Jackson, and you’d expect there could be more staff additions to come between now and the end of the season.
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