The defender was demoted to Leeds United's Under-23s squad after arriving at Elland Road in the summer of 2019

Leeds went on to win the Championship title that season, with White partnering the experienced Liam Cooper and playing every single league minute as his side romped to 93 points. Bielsa was keen to sign the centre-back permanently that summer but Brighton’s demands proved too high for the newly-promoted Whites.

White has revealed that Bielsa was quite direct when communicating with the players, but that he could go months without saying anything to him. He provided an example from his first training session with the club in 2019, and indicated that this method proved successful in getting the best out of him.

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Ben White opened up on when Marcelo Bielsa kicked him out of the Leeds dressing room and made him train with the club’s under-23s.

Arsenal defender Ben White has admitted Marcelo Bielsa did not speak to him for months during his loan spell at Leeds United.