Marcelo Bielsa is a revered head coach, but his actions on the sidelines often make headlines.<\/p>\n
Bielsa, known as El Loco, will forever be remembered in England as the man who guided Leeds United back to the Premier League<\/a>. However, his roller-coaster tenure with the club came to an end in February 2022 and he has since taken the reins of a national team and will be involved at the World Cup.<\/p>\n He was unveiled as the new manager of the Uruguay in May 2023, becoming the second foreign trainer in the nation’s history. The 70-year-old guided the La Celeste through the qualification process in style, and is now preparing to lead a team<\/a> at the World Cup<\/a> for the third time having led Argentina to the 2002 World Cup and Chile to South Africa in 2010.<\/p>\n \u2022 Donald Trump grabs Dana White to spark concern at UFC White House event<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Charles Barkley takes savage swipe at Sydney Sweeney after Taylor Swift controversy<\/a><\/p>\n For all his high-octane football, Bielsa is equally renowned for shunning the dugout in favor of watching matches perched on a bucket along the touchline. He turned heads when he first produced a bucket to sit on at Elland Road, but the item went on to become a bestseller in the club shop and a defining part of his persona.<\/p>\n The manager believes sitting on the bucket affords him a superior vantage point compared to the dugouts, which often sit below pitch level. During his time at Marseille, Bielsa sat on a cooler box before upgrading to a bucket in the technical area, giving him a close-up view without having to stand.<\/p>\n When questioned about his decision to sit on the bucket early in his Leeds tenure, Bielsa responded: “You want me to tell you more than what it is? It’s just a bucket. I have nothing to add. It’s a comfortable bucket.”<\/p>\n However, in a BBC documentary last year, Guillem Balague suggested Bielsa’s bucket was motivated by more than just an improved view of the action. He said: “He [Bielsa] walks the four miles from his home to the training ground.<\/p>\n