Tyler Adams makes Leeds United, Jesse Marsch relegation claim
The ex-Leeds midfielder has backed up his former boss’ views.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Marsch’s Leeds reign was marked by player departures and poor form, leading to the team’s relegation to the Championship.
- Tyler Adams believes Leeds could have avoided relegation if Marsch had been given more time to turn things around.
- Despite mixed feelings about his time at Leeds, Adams retains a strong connection with the blue-collar fans and feels he resonates well with them.
Tyler Adams claims that Leeds United would have avoided relegation to the Championship if they had kept Jesse Marsch in charge.
The club’s descent into the second tier had plenty of domino effects, especially for the players. A decent number left, some tried to leave but weren’t allowed to, and others were pushed out the door by the new regime.
One of those that did leave was Adams. He’d been bought by the Yorkshire club for £20 million from RB Leipzig, where Marsch was the former manager, in the American coach’s first summer in charge of the club.
Many of Marsch’s signings were deemed surplus to requirements last summer, but few found permanent homes; most of them were loaned out for the 2023/24 campaign.
Adams was one of the few signings made under Marsch that the club actually wanted to keep. There was confidence and hope that they would be able to keep him, as per the Yorkshire Evening Post, but that’s not how things ended up playing out.
He, alongside Whites teammate Luis Sinisterra, left Elland Road to join AFC Bournemouth. Leeds weren’t able to convince him to stay and fight to return to the Premier League via the Championship. Instead, he elected to return there via the transfer market.
Had Leeds stayed up, they may have been able to hold on to the American midfielder. He believes that he and the team could have been fine had they kept his compatriot in charge.
Tyler Adams’ Jesse Marsch, Leeds relegation claim
