Former Aston Villa striker has ANOTHER dig at 'naive' Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa

TELFORD, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly between AFC Telford United and Aston Villa at New Bucks Head Stadium on July 12, 2017 in Telford, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)TELFORD, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly between AFC Telford United and Aston Villa at New Bucks Head Stadium on July 12, 2017 in Telford, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)
TELFORD, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa during the Pre-Season Friendly between AFC Telford United and Aston Villa at New Bucks Head Stadium on July 12, 2017 in Telford, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)
Gabby Agbonlahor is at it again with Leeds United...

The ex-Aston Villa forward has labelled Marcelo Bielsa’s tactics as ‘naive’ in the wake of Leeds’ second consecutive 4-1 defeat in the Premier League.

Bielsa’s famed tactical style has brought some success against top-flight big-boys Manchester City and Liverpool since promotion from the Championship last campaign, whilst also securing wins over Fulham, Aston Villa and Sheffield United.

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However, the Whites have lost their last two matches against Leicester City and Crystal Palace, conceding eight goals in the process, leaving Leeds 15th in the Premier League table with 10 points from eight games.

And, not for the first time this season, three-time England international Agoblahor spoke out against Bielsa’s tactical approach.

“It’s a bit naïve. Everyone knows what Crystal Palace are going to do,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT. “They are going to play on the counter-attack.

"They’ve got great speed going forward.

“Bielsa has to change his tactics for different games. You can’t press every team and be so open. That’s what Leeds were; they were so open.

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