Ex-Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan insists Jesse Marsch is ‘rattled’ and needs to ‘grow up’ after his x-rated talkSPORT rant.
The Leeds boss hit out at reports suggesting his players have turned against him, while criticising the English media.
In a talkSPORT exclusive following his side’s 5-2 FA Cup win over Cardiff on Wednesday, Marsch said: “There was some report out yesterday or something, honestly some b******* about the fact that the players are against me.
“We are totally unified. This is the one thing about England, just report what is out there instead of worrying about getting information from the inside and all this b*******.
“Even our players were p*****. The point is, we’re working really hard.”
In response to Marsch’s rant, talkSPORT pundit Jordan hit back at the American and revealed his experience of the media in the United States, having previously lived there.
He also described the Leeds boss as ‘rattled’ and doubted whether he had what it takes to move the club forward.
“I’m not sure where he thinks he’s come from because I’ve lived in America and some of the most divisive press is in America,” Jordan told talkSPORT.
“I don’t know why he has to pigeon hole it to be English press because it’s just as bad in America.
“He’s rattled and I don’t think he has the chops to do the job. I think Leeds are one manager and a change of ownership away from really kicking on again and I think that change of ownership will happen at the end of the season, if they stay in the Premier League.”
Jordan dug a little deeper and claimed that Marsch isn’t a great manager and is only in the Elland Road hot-seat due to the club’s American investors.
“I think he is only there because they have American influence in that boardroom as a result of the American investment, otherwise he probably wouldn’t have been in the conversation,” Jordan added.
“I think he’s OK, I don’t think he’s a great manager. In every dressing room, in every football club there will be people that are against him so for him to turn around and say ‘oh no everyone’s for me’ is a load of old rubbish.
“You’ve got to be able to handle the press and going full out like that shows more about him than it does the things he’s complaining about.
“It’s the territory, you’re a Premier League football manager in the most spotlighted league in world football. Grow up, push your chest out, get your team winning and the conversation will reduce.”
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