El Loco
It all got a bit much for Leeds sporting director Victor Orta last weekend – the Spaniard had to be restrained at the final whistle because he wouldn’t stop barking “shut up” at one of his own fans.
If Orta wants advice on dealing with unruly supporters, he should take a leaf out of his manager Marcelo Bielsa’s book.
Back in 1992, when Bielsa was gaffer at Argentine side Newell’s, the club lost a game 6-0 and a pack of angry ultras turned up outside his house to have a word.
Unfazed by their menacing chants, Bielsa appeared at the front door in his pyjamas, clutching a hand grenade in his right hand, and threatening to pull the pin if they didn’t leave.
As the fans fled, Marcelo chased down the street after them, yelling “do you still want to talk?”
