'It didn't end in the way I wished' | Andrea Radrizzani's time at Leeds ⚪
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Andrea Radrizzani sits down with Sky Sports to talk through his time at Elland Road after he completed the sale of his majority share in the club to the 49ers Enterprises.
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I'd give Radz an 8/10 for his tenure at the club. Leeds no longer in debt, we''ve got Elland road back, the team is better and younger and it's been a greaat journey over these last few years.
Sacking Bielsa was so moronic that there's no way you can praise him that much.
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Even tho it ended poor, i have nothing but thanks for Radz he got us back to the prem and left us in a much better position than when he started Grazie Regazie Radz 💛💙
aren’t we right back where we started?
@@ClassyCricket1 no. he has left the club better than when he took over. despite all the criticism. he did ok.
Yeah, great. Thanks Radz. Having to loan out all our players because this jackass and senior management team let the players have loan get-out clauses in their contracts when we were relegated. We should be able to sell these players to be able to buy for the Championship, instead they go for pittance and then leave on a free next season. Great position to be in! Only positive was Bielsa and they screwed that up royally.
We are better financially but yes he got us back to prem also sent us down so that wipes out his achievement. We also know the club was still a shambles behind the scenes. The best thing he did was bring bielsa in but most calls before that and after that in terms of decision he made a lot of poor ones I don’t hate him I don’t like him and I certainly do not thank him. His own ego and cluelessness got in the way. Now openly says he learnt orta recruitment ideas were wrong in bringing in young unproven players why did it take this long to see that you’d of thought he’d of learnt that the last day against Brentford when we just stayed up. Should of sacked orta then if not sooner and tbh should of sold the club the year we stayed up in 9th.
@@DickBeech I mean I am saying he can be criticized a lot. No doubt. But if you look at the owners the club has had over the years like Cellino, Bates.. he did much much better. And at the end I think the transition to a higher level ownership in the 49ers is also a big positive. He is out now. Along with the criticism I believe its important to appreciate the positives.
A very honest assessment. He left Leeds far better than he found it, and for that, i'm very grateful
I really respect this guy he tried his best and he is not above admitting he made mistakes
Thanks radz for what you did and tried to do. MB's time will live with us forever. As a lifelong leeds fan, like most of us, compared to your predecessors you were great. Mistakes were made but overall we were lucky to have you when we did. Bravo sir 👍
So he gets thanked for bielsa but all bielsa got was a stabbing in the back from fans. You can’t make this up
He had the balls to go on sky he didn’t have to he tried his best but fucked up too many bad people round him to many bullshiters and orta was bad at his job…no investment in the second season was the killer.
I'll always thank you for Bielsa and Champions.
49ers paid for Bielsa buy increasing there shares at the time which gave the club the funds to pay for Bielsa and his staff.
Radz took the credit.
Great 👍
An open interview, very refreshing. Radrizzani did a GOOD job from day one. People have very short memories. Grazie
To his credit Radz acknowledges the mistakes that were made. Yes it ended badly but imo some perspective is needed. Some big highs and lows but a lot better than what went before and he has sold on to the 49ers who have bigger resources and can hopefully get the club back in the PL and crucially keep it there. MOT.
Thank You Andrea Radrizzani , Your Efforts Will Never Be Forgotten !
Thank you legend you will not be forgotten the smart Leeds fans thank you for bielsa and promotion.
Yes legend that took us up and brought us back down 😂😂. Guy should have sold the club the year after we finished 9 he’d taken us as far as he could then and any call he made after that was terrible including letting orta still run the ship granted he did good things radz but also bad things. Can be thanked but also criticised.
Or do we thank him for Jesse and people like that also 😂😂
How can you thank him for Bielsa when he sacked Bielsa and trashed him?
Bielsa brought success and more importantly attractive football it wasn't just leeds fans who enjoyed our football under bielsa
Far better than Bates and Cellinio, buying Elland Road huge plus for me.
Like our song goes; "we've had our ups and downs". Thats life. I remember where we was 6 years ago.
Thanks for the memories, through Covid time I was locked in my apartment 5 months , but I had all leeds game live , it was the only thing as a lifetime leeds fan kept my motivated , the football was crazy and unbelievable,
He was good for Leeds, some supporters have got very short memories. Remember Bates & cellino? Radz brought in Marcelo, he made us proud of our club again & gave us some wonderful memories. Good luck Radz with your latest venture.
"Remember Bates and Cellino?" I hate this point of view - just accept anything because it's better than the alternative. Loser attitude.
He delivered on Bielsa, that's all he provided to the club. Everything else was a shambles. We're having to loan out all our players because this jackass and senior management team let the players have loan get-out clauses in their contracts when we were relegated. We should be able to sell these players to be able to buy for the Championship, instead they go for pittance and then leave on a free next season. Great position to be in!
We stood still after finishing 9th (crap signings - JKA?, crap contracts - mentioned above, no strategy - 3 managers in 1 season).
Bielsa delivered. Radz failed.
In my opinion he undid everything at the end. Such a shame.
@@th33399the 49ers funded Bielsa with there share increase which paid for Bielsa and his staff so what did Radz deliver?
PR, he's a shyster with a smile.
@@DickBeechhe bought the ground back and Thorpe arch you fool... Or have you forgot about that?
@@DickBeech Exactly, this is the guy who was going to hire Alfred Schroeder till the fans kicked up a stink and changed his mind.
All the best radz. We won't forget what you did for us. Next chapter boys M.O.T ALAW
"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain". No one gets out when their on top, thanks for your support Radz
Good on ya radz. You brought glory and pride back to us and led us to the new era of the 49ers. Your legacy at elland rd was a good one
He brought us back to the prem which I’m grateful for but also just offered elland road to sampadoria as a security deal. Don’t forget that.
Early years of risdale & radrizzani was very hopefull , sadly end in the same way . High point thé Bielsa appointement. Love my club.
yes it was a bitter end but he left as still with promotion after so many years in the EFL
an amazing 9th place finish in our first PL season
a last second staying up thriller in our second season
and sadly with a relegation in our third, but still thank you for your time radz 💛💙
Got to give him some credit! He did transform our club,if you don’t think so just remember KEN BATES time.
Radz put us on a great rollercoaster ride for a few years and has left the club in the most stable position that it has been in many years. Thanks Radz🏆
Forza 49ers and Farke🏆🏆🏆
Thank you, Radz. I sincerely appreciate the positives you provided Leeds United.
I just think having an owner that actually cares about the club is important, getting the club out of debt and owning their own stadium and also upgrading facilities is huge. These things stay for the club and improves the pride a fan can have about their club. Him owning Sampdoria, is great to hear. I believe Italian football always needs owners that care and he fits the bill.
Thanks Radz 💙💛💙💛
He was a good owner overall.
Dear Mr Chairman, thank you from this Leeds fan. I know mistakes were made at important moments but I do think you will go down in history as one of the key players that eventually returned Leeds United to their correct position in the world order sir. As crazy as he seems to many of us looking from afar, I would also include Mr Cellino in that. Between you both, you have managed to balance the books. No business can flourish in the future without that as you know better than I. My sincerest best wishes to you and your family in the future. If I had an Italian team then it was always Sampdoria because I remember them winning the scudetto in the nineties with Lombardo etc. Best of luck. Yours sincerely, Glenn, Leeds. MOT X
Thank God hes left our club but what a mess he and orta the sorta left our club in
Least he left your club other owners wouldn’t do that! Best owner you’ve had for 20 years least he got you back in the prem!
I mostly blame Orta mostly, Radz had too much faith in him and has clearly screwed leeds over with some of the contracts he agreed with agents.
Orta got lucky on deadline day with Raphinia and Gnonto (Gnotno was an entire fluke), his under 21 signings were decent but in terms of PL quality talent he was a complete disaster.
He put too much trust in Orta. Aside from that he didn’t do much wrong. Remember he was personally bankrolling the club for a while in the Championship, injecting his own money each month to keep it afloat. We’re in a vastly better position now than when he took over from Cellino.
@@adamparis6420then took us down Linda wipes out the credit for getting us up
The club really isn’t in a mess at all. Yes we’ve lost some players to some crappy clauses but financially we’re so much better off even if you don’t include the parachute payments
Orta stole your positive Legacy because you gave it to him to ruin. Leeds are however in better hands now, thank you.
Radz does what Radz does, and that's to look after himself. While the club was in a relegation fight he was flying around Europe looking for his next play thing. Didn't even have the bottle to show up to our last game, the biggest of the season. The way he ran or sorry allowed the Director of Football to run the club despite his clear miscomings is unforgivable. Delighted he is gone, don't want to see him again.
He’s left your club in a better state than he found it.
@hossamenaba Has he how? By what exactly? Being in the same league we started? Putting ridiculous loan clauses into players contracts? Wasting vast amounts of money on players that are bringing zero return? Yeah he has left the club in terrific shape 👍
@@Oddmen1 he actually made Leeds United somewhat relevant again, he bought back the ladies team to Leeds United, he bought full control of Elland Road back for Leeds United, he got Leeds promoted back to the Premier League after many years of just existing in the Championship and League One. The club is now worth more than it ever was, he 100% has left the club in a better state than he found it - despite the relegation.
@hossamenaba Firstly, if he had his way the stadium would have been used as collateral to buy another club.
Secondly he brought us nowhere, we are back where we started. Being back to the Premier League was singlehandedly the work of Marcelo who covered major deficiencies in how the club was run
Thirdly the squad is just as bad as it was when he took over. That happened on his watch.
Fourthly, the club was crying out for leadership while in a relegation fight and he showed exactly how much he cared.
I don't get these people that think Radz was the best thing since sliced bread. At least the likes of Celino was upfront and honest about how much of a crook he was.
@@Oddmen1 I guess you would know more than me about Leeds’ situation and Radrizzani to be fair.
Even though I am a Chelsea fan and I don’t particularly like Leeds United, I hope Leeds get back to the Premier League because that’s where they belong. 🤝🏽
Thanks for everything Radz, you turned us around! Best of luck in your future endeavours. Welcome back any time to ER. MOT
I listened to this interview and any point he tried to give an excuse on how bad this end. Leeds fan should appreciate what he did for club. He talked about his mistakes and that should be enough. Leeds are in a better position now than 8 years ago.
Thank you Andrea, you dragged us out of the mire.
Giving the job to Jesse marsch was the final nail in the coffin for me terrible manager
Were Gracia and Allardyce any better?
'And we've had our ups and downs' . Sums up his six years with Leeds United. Now the 49s era begins and its all about going up! MOT.
Tell me one club with yank owners that's doing anything worthwhile
@@NoChance-oz4dd The Glazers. They are making sure the demise continues.
@@dave2261 let me rephrase ... Cough. Name a team with yank owners that's made the club more successful on the field lol
@@NoChance-oz4dd Wrexham
@@dave2261 you can go away now
Nothing's simple being a Leeds fan. A lot of noise around Radz but personally, I see that he's completely turned the club around from what we were when he arrived. Without him, I doubt we'd have made it back to the Prem at all. Now, as a club who's enjoyed spotlight for entertaining football in a long overdue return to the top flight, and from a commercial standpoint, capable of generating a lot greater revenue - we're an attractive asset for new ownership, and I think we can thank Radz for that. Time for a new chapter, I'm looking forward to the 49ers taking ownership and the bull by the horns. MOT
That's like praising a plumber for doing a good job fitting your new bathroom when he's smeared the walls in his own faeces.
Without *Bielsa* we wouldn't have got back to the PL. Let's not forget Radz poor manager hiring before he struck lucky with Marcelo. We never looked like getting promoted before him. But Bielsa had his faults, he was stubborn and over-trained the players so that after 3 years their bodies could no longer take it. Hence all the injuries in his last season.
Thanks Radz, a genuine owner who helped us turn the corner, if not totally. God knows prior to your arrival we had a few right buffoons running the club.
That made up reason for not showing up to the last game was ludicrous😂
Guys a coward
His ego wouldn’t let him come to the game and take the stick like a man aren’t leaders meant to go down with there ships.
@@JamieLowe-xp1le 💯
@@JamieLowe-xp1le Radz would be the first one in the lifeboat!😀
Thank you !!!!!
He transformed us from a basket case to a club ready for the 49ers. It didn't end as we all hoped but I'll remember the good times. However,
I just dont get how radz didn't question the rutter signing when we needed players ready to play. I don't get why he, as the owner, didn't sack marsch when he wanted. He trusted orta far far too much. Sad...but he gave us marcelo bielsa so I'm happy abiut that
It is sad how things ended this is for sure, but he did get us out of the mess we were in, that we should be grateful for, it's just a shame he listened to Ortas bad advice, and he leaves us financially better off that is for sure regardless of what some people think
I would take him over Ridsdale for sure. Still have massive respect for him especially on his capability to get Bielsa to Leeds
Leeds side was desperately let down last season, but still well done radz.
We owe him a lot. He made big mistakes but where would be with without him . Best wishes Radz
Jesse Marsch had failed in the Bundesliga so he should not have been hired. The team was too young, you need a balance of youth and experience. But Andrea Radrizzani tried his best and had some great memories.
The biggest mistake was giving Victor Orta so much free reign over poor quality signings. He kept getting away with it time after time.... But never felt any consequences. This in my opinion was our downfall.
Years ago I got lashed out of it for saying
Radrizzani was just a younger ,better looking cleverer version of Ken Bates
My statement has +now always will stand up
Many blamed Bielsa intransigence for our 2nd season slide
But if you read between the lines of what Bielsa said at time
He was only interested in getting players who improved team
In other words ,stop buying the same crap that Orta has bogged us down with
Glad to see back of Radz
I wish that man would talk to the Glazers !
One man did for him and that was Orta who has skittled his way into another job with no thought of the chaos he caused. A very hard and costly lesson has been learnt by Radz.
Peta didn't offer ER to his new club as a security...
Radz is a shyster
Even though it didn’t end brilliantly I am incredibly grateful for what Radz has done he’s left then club in a better place than he got it. Thanks for the memories Radz best of luck with Sampdoria MOT
Give over.
He left it better in terms of finance that’s it we are back in champ and the years in the prem we’re dog 💩 other than 9 place finish without fans thanks a bunch radz now slither back in your whole and never be heard from again
It ended badly but have to respect the mess he brought us out of and the better position he has left us in. One thing I will never accept is that Jessie kept us up. It was and always will be Rapha who kept us up
1000% agree it was Rapha that kept us up
If not for raphina we’d of finished bottom of the league
Bielsa kept us up.
@@clivet3252 Yes he did, by getting fired!😂
@@CB-xr1eg by making the players the fittest in the league and getting important results
interesting that Bielsa said after the year we finished 9th that he couldn't take us any further and we should replace him. in hindsight maybe we should have done but Radz would have been crucified if he had done that in the off season
Did Bielsa really say that? If that was his opinion then he should have quit instead of waiting to be fired.
He's a great guy
Glad he finally admitted Bielsa wanted new players
He's changed his tune. Eddie should come out and apologise now.
He said Bielsa said you either change me or you change the players, but he was too stupid to see that Bielsa meant change the players. Bielsa showed incredible loyalty but was rewarded by being sacked and trashed.
Rad gave us an unbelievable ride with Bielsa at the helm. Both have changed the ethos of the club and the professionalism of the back room staff and players. Without Radz, we wouldn't be in as good a position as we are. Unfortunately, he let the rains slip and held bad advice to be true. I, for one, will always be grateful and hold him in high regard. MOT
Radz steadied the ship and left us better financially… professionalism tho is a big shout radz let Standads slip after bielsa and before bielsa made bad managerial calls lest not re right history the club behind the scenes was a sham still example as you said letting orta still keep his job radz was clueless in some senses.
Are you aware of his attempts with ER to find his purchase of his new team?
His legacy is that of a shyster
@@JGZ.It was never actually going to happen
Marcelo Bielsa carried this rich know nothing beyond his wildest dreams.
Thank you radz
Good you left Leeds United Interms of the way you handled Leeds like pasta macaroni .
Orta dry smashed you radz. Stear clear of him next time
It was his own fault for appointing him
Why we didn’t replace Pablo?
Radz will always be a top guy in my view
I'd happily forgive him for the errors cos he's made us much healthier and richer, we're a much bigger club then we were when he took over BUT I can't forgive him trying to put ER in his Sampdoria deal
Have a lot of appreciation for radz might not have ended well but he got the club back on track to where we belong ❤
"Your so vain, you probably think this club is about you, don't you?"
I will leave a balanced comment. Thank you for what you did for us, Andrea. Unfortunately, you undid your own legacy at this fantastic club. It's a huge shame. I'm really disappointed it has ended this way. If you had left last summer, you would have been a hero. Now you leave as a villian. Again, this is your own doing. You hired Bielsa and we got promoted... But in true Leeds ownership fashion... You held on too long and you gambled and this led to our relegation. Such a shame.
💙🤍❤️🖤🤍💙
Mixed feelings on him. Had some great moments, also some horrid ones. Said it’s “not possible” for Leeds to go down this season (22/23) , despite barely surviving last season. Thank you, but I’m glad you are gone
Thanks for everything Radz. MoT ALAW
Struck gold with Bielsa then stabbed him in the back despite Bielsa never complaining about their ineptitude in the transfer market. This genius still maintained that was the correct decision then patting himself on the back while lauding the American version of Frank Lampard. Eventually got what he deserved for such a dreadful decision done out of greed and fear of losing money he ended up losing anyways.
he gets a hard time form some Leeds fans, the club in moving in better direction now that for sure, its a case of 2 steps forward one step back... which is the Leeds way MOT
Guy didn’t even have the bottle to attend last game of the season utter coward
he was better than bates
When they sacked Marcelo. I think everyone knew Leeds where doom and dusted.
The guy who made me believe… worst thing we could of done is finish 9th in flu, after that very low investment and poor decisions
Yep radz and orta had big egos remember it was impossible for us to go down.
Similarities between Bielsa & Jesse ??!! What!!??? I think the bubble of water was affecting him then too!Why didn’t you ask Bielsa or any of all his assistants along the years!!! To get potential coaches aligned to Bielsa’s philosophy. Even Coberan was going to be better than Jesse!! , but there a lot of coaches who worked or went to Bielsa’s master classes, read his books and visit his trainings. Jesse didn’t even know Bielsa existed !!!!
Cant believe all these comments praising him like he did an amazing job , i admit he was better then celino but the bar wasn't very high , but to own the stadium and then charge the club to rent it is disgraceful, hiring orta was a terrible decision and he should of known that from ortas Middlesbrough days! Thanks for getting us up and then being an absolute shambles for 2 years and then getting us relegated and tryyto use the stadium as leverage, sampdoria your welcome to him ! Good riddance
And he tried to sell the stadium to invest Sampdoria
Can’t say anything bad about a man that holds his hand up and takes accountability. Thanks for all you did Radz
Don't sell your best players ie raphina
You put to much backing of orta. Then tried use the stadium as collateral. Their was good times but you are responsible for how it ended. I wish you well and thanks for good times but bad times where also their again because of you.
I can’t honestly believe Leeds fans are praising this guy .. “ for getting us back to the prem league “ … Now Leeds have a deficit of 103 million that he and his goblin 👹 associate Victor orta put into there contracts .. so they new deep down it was a risk and that’s why they put daft options in players contracts now Leeds can’t buy any one because of FFP . He sacked Marcelo bielsa after Marcelo bielsa said “ you either sack me or get rid of this team “ instead they tried to succeed on total dia footballers . Any one can get to the premier league through proper management. As seen through out the years . He failed through arrogance and neglect to the football club . Simple as that . He’s that ( it’s all about me type almost like a victim ) he should of sacked Victor orta and gave bielsa everything he needed if he really cared as he says he did
Waffle waffle waffle
thanks Nazarene u took Leeds to premier league didnt end well stayed say thank u to the fans not go next club u now Leeds are in tye championship get back to the premier league
Unfortunately his last act of trying to mortgage Elland Road to fund his private business venture, then telling fans it’s none of their business, has stained his reputation forever. Truthfully it was Bielsa that took us back to the PL not Radrizzani. He then stabbed our best manager in a generation in the back.
Agreed. Thank god radz the rat is out
all it seemed that Andrea did was just hire fakes/ let them get on with ruining our club just to make money that is my opinion then sell up and leave others to put his mistakes right
Couple of happy accidents (Bielsa, Raphinha) in an otherwise disastrous reign. The man has zero business acumen and was a poor custodian of the club. Good riddance. Cannot believe he is getting praise for admitting he messed up.
Radz should have been more involved and like he said got rid of Marsch before world cup , Marsch is as much to blame he was out of his depth. Relegation in theory cost Radrizannis company.£230 million , if we had remained in the premier League the club was to be sold for 400 million not £170 million.his company got. I'm sure if he had his tenament again he would have replaced orta along time ago, Marsch and orta gone we would still be in the premier League. I wish him well at Sampdoria .
Villa were below us when they appointed Emery. He's just not a smart enough guy. When Bielsa told him you either change me or the players he meant change the players. And if he appointed Marsch because his training and tactics were like Bielsa's then why sack Bielsa? Bielsa was sacked and his tactics trashed so Marsch would have to have had amazing strength of character to carry on with them, which of course he didn't have. Bielsa's biggest strength was his strength of character.
girati e non tornare mai più
2 years too late. Reversed all the good he did listening to that muppet Orta. Terrible pre-Bielsa, terrible post-Bielsa.
Good riddance.
It was Orta's idea to go for Bielsa. The thing with someone like him is knowing when they're right and knowing when they're wrong.
Soiled his legacy… such a shame
hate radz
With out radz we would have never got out of the championship
Radz didn't pay for Bielsa so actually without the 49ers we wouldn't have got promoted.
Main reason he failed was putting too much faith in orta. Also he ultimately didn't have enough money
Yep so he’s accountable isn’t he
The fans were telling you for a long time how useless Orta was
He did what he was there for,, went tits up but HEY HO thats life. Onwards and upwards AGAIN. MOT
tried to sell our ground to fund Sampdoria, goodbye 🤌
Its Our ground because hé bought it back!!