Da questa intervista del secondo di Bielsa nel Marsiglia forse si capisce qualcosa in più dei pro e dei contro nella sua scelta:
http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2016/06/10/interview-belgian-van-winckel-spearheads-saudi-football-revolution/la parte riguardante Bielsa:
Marcelo Bielsa and Olympique de Marseille How did your time with Marcelo Bielsa at Marseille change your professional philosophy?
Working with Bielsa obviously changed my vision of player development. I have been lucky to work with a number of top coaches, but my time with Bielsa was unique in the sense that the process rather than the result was key. I often watched our games with a sense of disbelief, because watching one of Bielsa's games is like listening to Beethoven's ninth symphony. It's just so perfect and harmonious that it becomes genius. I believe Bielsa is the best coach in the world in terms of methodology and didacticism. He is a genius akin to Michelangelo and Van Gogh. If he one day publishes his training methodology, and I sincerely hope he will, it will be the best footballing manual ever. I hope he leaves this legacy to football.
You left Marseille at the start of the season. Did you continue to follow the club's progress?
Naturally. I streamed every match live. It was, without doubt, a disappointing season. The passion was gone. I don't know what is happening internally there anymore, and I can't really say much about that anyway, but the poor season surprised me. Marseille is all about passion, both in the club and the city, but the chemistry wasn't there.
Chairman Vincent Labrune was often criticized, rightfully so?
I try to judge objectively, and I can honestly say that Labrune pulled off many excellent transfers. He attracted Benjamin Mendy, Giannelli Imbula, Mario Lemina, Michy Batshuayi, and Florin Thauvin for relatively low fees. They all have the potential to become world-class players, but Marseille lacks the environment to develop and nurture top young talent. Everything in Marseille is aimed towards letting the "established stars" function, the players that both Eric Gerets and Didier Deschamps had at their disposal. This explains why players like André-Pierre Gignac, Andre Ayew, and Dimitri Payet excelled at l'OM. They were able to handle the pressure of playing for Marseille. The younger talent did shine under Bielsa, but as soon as he left, they declined. Marseille can't match the financial prowess of PSG and Monaco, but it can follow the lead of clubs like Barcelona, Ajax, Manchester United (under Alex Ferguson), and Porto, where over half of the youth players are produced in their own academies. At Marseille, the number is close to zero. I don't believe a club can consistently succeed in the long term without homegrown players.
