Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa appeared to take a swipe at Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah in his astonishing 59-minute press conference.
The 20-year-old started just two Championship games in his loan spell at Elland Road before being recalled by his parent club last month.
Leeds signed highly-rated forward Jean-Kevin Augustin on loan from RB Leipzig until the end of the season as a replacement for Nketiah.
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But he is yet to make his senior debut for the promotion hopefuls, who have lost three of their past four league games.
Bielsa believes Nketiah ‘underestimated’ Leeds during his loan spell.
“Nketiah arrived here because Leeds was the ideal place to grow, because it was me who was going to coach him,” said Bielsa. “I know who I am and I don’t believe those messages.
“Everything around the transfer of Eddie was a lie, Nketiah came to play. In any way. He didn’t play and he left.
“But even worse, because I, in two situations, I put Bamford on the bench and in two months he was with us, he wasn’t able to play. Players do preseason.
“One player in six months plays two matches, thinks he will arrive to one club and play is underestimating what Leeds is as a club, a team and an institution.”
Augustin featured in a recent Under-23 game, but was forced off with a knock.
Leeds’ attempt to end their 16-year exile from the Premier League has stalled, losing three of their last four games.
In his press conference ahead of his side’s trip to Nottingham Forest – which is LIVE on talkSPORT 2 – Bielsa backed Augustin’s fitness levels, citing a lack of first-team action at previous clubs for his absence at Elland Road.
Augustin was frozen out at RB Leipzig, before joining Monaco on loan where he started just two Ligue 1 games in the first half of this season.
Bielsa also insisted there was no tension at the club despite their poor run of form as he discussed various topics in his astonishing 59-minute press conference.
This is not the first time Bielsa has turned one of his press conferences into an epic event.
Last January, in the fallout of the ‘Spygate’ scandal, the Leeds boss addressed the media for over an hour in defence of his work. He also provided a thorough insight into his own coaching process, and showed just how much preparation he puts into analysing every opponent.
