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It There is every chance that Radrizzani falls into
the 'is quite liked outside of Twitter category' but it would
be foolish to think that every Elland Road match goer is a fan
of the Italian. Still, now that Leeds are on the closing stretch
of the 2019/2020 season and in with a real shot of automatic promotion
to the Premier League, Radrizzani's legacy at Leeds will be under
some scrutiny. It's not that simple though as far as the Italian's
legacy goes. Sure, should Leeds win promotion - that looks like
a distinct possibility as the football
betting odds favour Leeds at 4/7. Then, the 45-year-old will
be looked back on as the chairman who was able to end the nightmare
for the West Yorkshire side. But if they fail to do so, he won't
necessarily be forgotten or resigned to the scrap heap of failed
chairmen. Proud of my club ???? @LUFC
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You have to remember that when Radrizzani became the majority
shareholder after
buying out Massimo Cellino, Leeds were in a truly awful way.
Cellino had done so much damage to the club's reputation by hiring
and then firing managers during his time as owner and that caused
great unrest in the change room. The club was in desperate need of stability and even if Radrizzani
failed to do that immediately after he came in, given that he
fired Thomas Christiansen and Paul Heckingbottom in his first
year as owner, he has now had the same manager in charge for over
18 months. This leads us to the crucial difference Radrizzani
has made. Perhaps Radrizanni's greatest achievement at Leeds is the fact
that he was able to convince Marcelo Bielsa to
become Leeds United manager in the summer of 2018. Everything
good that has happened at the club since then has been a byproduct
of the Argentine's appointment and it's easy to forget that the
Italian was the man to bring the feel-good factor back through
Bielsa's genius. What one also mustn't forget is that Bielsa has
made principled decisions throughout the course of his career
and has walked away from many jobs after feeling like the relationship
between himself and a chairman has broken down. In some ways, Radrizzani deserves credit for keeping his word
on everything that he has promised Marcelo Bielsa during his time
at Leeds. Some may argue, that in actual fact, that is the least
of what the Italian could have done but then they are forgetting
that football is as much about business these days, with the stakes
as high as ever, especially when chasing promotion. Holding your
nerve during tough times takes a lot. Thankfully, there haven't
been many many bad times with the 64-year-old in charge. Hands up if you're enjoying the Marcelo
Bielsa masterclass at the Emirates ???#ARSLEE
#FACup
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There's no getting away from the fact that there will always be
an us-against-him type of mentality when it comes to the fans
of any club and the chairman they have. Football fans are suspicious
of anyone looking to make money out of them and will only give
you their loyalty once trophies begin arriving. Can Radrizzani be blamed for having one eye on the riches that
promotion brings? It depends on who you speak to but for the price
of promotion, surely the Italian is allowed to enjoy what he set
out to do. 
seems
with every passing tweet that Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani
is becoming less and less popular among the Leeds United faithful.
That said, one must be careful to separate the somewhat bizarre
goings-on of Twitter and the way things actually are in real life.