American coach Jesse Marsch was fired by Leeds on Monday after nearly a year in charge of the relegation-threatened Premier League team. (More Football News)
Leeds hasn't won any of its last seven gam𓂃es in the league and has dropped into 17th place in the 20-team division, onl🅷y out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Marsch's last game was a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest on Sunday, after which hꦺe said he understood the frustrations of fans calling for his dismissal and underlined there was a belief inside the club that results would improve.
The 49-year-old Marsch was hired in Feܫbruary last year as a repl♏acement for Marcelo Bielsa, who was manager for 3 1/2 years and got Leeds promoted to the Premier League after an absence of 16 years.
Under Marsch, Leeds preserved its Premier League status on the final day of last season, but has struggled again during this campaign and is without a win🍸 since Nov. 5 — before the World Cup.
“We would like to thank Jesse and his backroom staff for their efforts and wish them well for the future,” Leeds said in 🅘a short෴ statement, adding that the process of hiring a new manager was underway.
Marsc🐭h had 37 games as Leeds manager and won 11 of them.
Among the clubꦆ's four signings in the January transfer window was Weston McKennie, a midfielder whose arrival took the contingent of U.S. players to three after Brenden Aarons𒊎on and Tyler Adams.
Mar꧒sch 🦩also brought in another American, Chris Armas, as his assistant last month.
