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Live at Leeds: how Jesse Marsch brought New York grit to the Premier League fight

14-Sep-2022 08:00:02 | The Guardian

Marsch is applying the same theories of togetherness and holism that he refined with New York Red Bulls while busting preconceptions about American managers abroad

Pre-season, 2016. New York Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch has arranged a training camp in Tucson, Arizona, for both his own squad and the club’s second team. Rather than separate the two groups and focus his attention of the first-teamers, Marsch brings everyone together, delivering a training session for 45 players of varied ages and experience levels.

On the sideline, Marsch pauses mid-session. Wearing a contented smile, he turns to a colleague. “This,” he says, “I love.”