‘Simple mistakes’ – Jesse Marsch’s first competitive game in Canada gives a familiar Leeds United vibe

Jesse Marsch’s full-time rating sounds pretty familiar

It’s not as if Marsch was expected by Canadian fans or higher-ups to create Argentina, but even still, the American was excited by what he saw.

Speaking after the game, Marsch had this to say about their spirited performance, which won the admiration of those watching (via Joshua Kloke):

“We’re performing better than we’d hoped, but we’re making more simple mistakes than we’d hoped.

“I’m not too worried about not finishing. I know that over time, when you get quality chances like that, you’re going to score enough goals and we have enough quality on the pitch.”

He is right in what he says in all the accounts of how the Canadians fared against the toughest opponents in the world.

Juxtapose these quotes with those after his first game at Leeds and it’s a familiar picture of ‘encouragement’ (via The Guardian):

“It was a very simple message: just that this was very positive and a big step in the right direction.

“I want him to know how strong he was, how good he was. We need to release some stress. I told them, “If we keep playing like this, we’ll get all the points we need.” The only negative is the result. What a great first step.”