Published 18:54 IST, April 2nd 2020

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa reportedly threatened ultras with hand grenade

Current Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa once threatened a Newell Old Boys' group of Ultras with a hand grenade when they landed at his doorstep.

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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Argentina-born manr Marcelo Bielsa has been around in world of football for a long, long time. current Leeds United boss began his manrial career at Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, same club he represented during his short career as a football player. A recent story emerged of how Marcelo Bielsa threatened NWB Ultras with a rar unique but dangerous weapon - a hand grenade.

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new book 'El Loco' based on Argentinian football manr Marcelo Bielsa was recently released. former Marseille and Lille LOSC manr had famously claimed that he “dies after each defeat”. Marcelo Bielsa was prepared to do same when some ultras came to his residence after his team Newell’s Old Boys lost 6-0 to San Lorenzo in Copa Libertadores back in 1992.

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re were reportedly about twenty of ultras demanding Bielsa come out and face m. Marcelo Bielsa came out holding a hand grenade and told m  'If you don’t go w, I will pull pin', after which group of ultras dispersed. In an interview with Kaiser magazine one fan was quoted as saying, " madness sparkled in his eyes. body could look at Bielsa, only at grenade in his hand. We imagined he would face us with a shotgun, t a grenade."

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18:54 IST, April 2nd 2020