Leeds United take on Norwich City in the second-leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at Elland Road tonight and former fitness coach Benoit Delaval will be among those watching on from afar
It's there written in Benoit Delaval's packed schedule. May 16: Leeds United vs Norwich City. Delaval may be working at RC Lens these days, but this Bielsa disciple has ensured he is 'booked in' to watch the second-leg of his former side's play-off semi-final tonight.
"We were not ready to play a game so important like that," Delaval admitted. "When we won the first-leg, away from home, the impression was, 'That's over. We are already in the final.' It was not like that. We were maybe a bit too confident. We were not ready like we were for the first-leg inconsciently.
"Working with him is very exciting because we work a lot but, on the field, it's something special," Delaval said. "We are very proactive and dynamic. "All the clubs in the world play 11 v 11 at least once a week, but the special thing was the intensity was very high so for this reason the term murderball was born," Delaval said. "It's the most demanding part of the week and this is useful because if you are able to finish murderball once a week, almost all the games are easier."
What, perhaps, was most impressive was how Leeds finished ninth in their first season back in the Premier League all while sticking to Bielsa's principles. "We didn't change our way of thinking or playing," Delaval beamed.
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