Jesse Marsch vows his Leeds team will always attack after stunning 3-0 win over Chelsea

An emboldened Jesse Marsch promised Leeds would continue to play on the front foot after his team’s 3-0 dismantling of Chelsea Sunday, call the win ‘deserved’ and lauding his players’ ‘discipline.’

‘That’s not the way we are ever gonna play [sitting back] but you have to calculate how you’re going to play against these opponents,’ he said after the match to NBC Sports.

‘I think that’s what is so pleasing, we were clear on the pitch, and aggressive.’

Marsch’s team ran riot against Chelsea, scoring twice within a four-minute period in the first half on the way to their second win in three games.

The American coach noted after the game that the team failed to take any points off of the top six last season.

That trend was bucked emphatically Sunday, and Marsch believes Leeds were the clear better side. 

‘Playing against the bets opponents, you know things have to go right for you on the day. 

‘The best thing about today is that we didn’t need luck. We looked confident, played aggressive and had discipline.’

Marsch’s successor Marcelo Bielsa was often criticized for his gung-ho approach, as the team were regularly thrashed by bigger sides up until his firing in February.

Last season included a 7-0 loss to Manchester City, a 6-0 loss to Liverpool and a 4-0 home loss to Spurs which proved to be his final one with the club.

However, Marsch so far seems to have struck the right balance in Yorkshire, as the club has seven points, with seven goals and three conceded thus far.

‘We had a few different match plans, [Chelsea] are flexible and variable in what they do. We even played a hybrid against the ball and the guys were clear and able to execute. 

‘We really like our team. the energy inside our group is positive, they are hard working and never get out run or outworked and if we can not get out fought we can add it all together for something special.’