Bielsa has backing of Lille owner despite poor run
Lille are six games without a win in Ligue 1 and struggling in 18th, but owner Gerard Lopez is sticking by head coach Marcelo Bielsa.
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Marcelo Bielsa has received the backing of Lille's owner to turn around their awful start to the Ligue 1 season.
Lille won their first league game under Bielsa before picking up just two points from the next six matches, with pressure building on the former Argentina coach after Friday's 4-0 defeat at home to Monaco.
The 2010-11 champions are now 18th in the table, but owner Gerard Lopez is sticking by Bielsa, believing he can inspire change.
"I am well aware of our position, but I am also aware that it is only after matchday seven," Lopez told Telefoot. "It is up to Marcelo Bielsa to find the way.
"I do not ask myself [about Bielsa's future] - I think about the next game. We cannot manage a club, a team, having these kind of thoughts."
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Bielsa, who signed a two-year contract in May, takes Lille to 16th-placed Amiens for their next game on Saturday.
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