‘Side before self’ – Jesse Marsch makes glowing Leeds United assessment after Wolves heroics

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has heaped praise on the strength of character his side showed to come back from 2-0 down to beat Wolves.

The Whites are seven points clear of the relegation zone having won two consecutive games for the first time this season.

Having overcome Norwich City in dramatic circumstances, a trip to Wolves presented a difficult challenge of picking up further points.

With Wolves taking a 2-0 lead into half-time, it looked ominous for Leeds to get anything from the game other than pride, especially with four injuries before the hour mark.

However, as Wolves were reduced to 10 men, Leeds incredibly fought back with goals through Jack Harrison, Rodrigo, and Luke Ayling to seal a huge win.

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The celebrations once again were immense as substitutes piled on in front of a bouncing away end, and Marsch’ emphasis on this side’s great mentality is paying dividends.

Speaking after the game, he had this to say (via Leeds Live):

“Saw side before self today. I heard from Victor Orta and Angus Kinnear about how good the young men are and how selfless the workers are around them.

“From the first day I could feel that. Really thankful to be here and the mentality of the group is really strong. With everything they have been through. More work to do. Have to enjoy these moments. Have to enjoy that and the last result. Get back to work and try to get better.”

The belief that these players have been given could be the difference in these games.

As much as Marcelo Bielsa was a hero for us, players looked defeated recently, and there didn’t look to be an end to our woes.

Now, we’re looking like a team reborn under Marsch, and as we look ahead to April, we’re in a great position.

I’m really starting to enjoy this team again under Marsch and you can see that the players have bought into it, as hard as it will have been to transition from Bielsa.

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