Marcelo Bielsa on what he has currently at Leeds United, the January transfer window and Victor Orta

The Argentine waxed lyrical this week about the working conditions he and his squad enjoy at Thorp Arch, thanks to club owner Andrea Radrizzani.

Bielsa appreciates the investment in the less glamorous, behind-the-scenes facilities that grant Leeds United marginal gains and make life as idyllic as it can be for a set of human beings being told what to eat, where to run and how fast.

It is not always the case in football that the infrastructure of a club, the details – and Bielsa is every inch a details man – are taken care of by those controlling the purse strings.

“The owner of the club has shown a lot of generosity about everything,” said Bielsa.

“Today the club has a very good group of players, young and experienced as well. There is a good balance between young and experienced players.

“We cannot think in better conditions, better facilities we have now.

“The club treats the players for their professional work in a way that is difficult to improve.

“I don’t have a different idea to bring but simply I always try to work in the best way we can, with the best resources possible. For this reason I mention the investment the club have made, so footballers and the staff work in ideal conditions.

“Every worker here in the club, the staff, the fitness staff, the chefs, nutritionists, how our people take care of the pitches, cleaning at the training ground, security, all the things you can’t see, there is a lot of work here and investment.

“It is not normal that the owner of the club doesn’t invest in things you cannot see.”

Bielsa’s gratitude extends to the club’s director of football, Orta.

The Spaniard has described his role a number of times as simply fulfilling the specific needs of a manager, giving Bielsa the tools he needs, supplying a table, when a table is required, and not a lampshade, a recruitment scenario Rafa Benitez once complained about at Valencia.

Orta has previously revealed that the pair speak on a daily basis about what is or might be needed when it comes to recruitment.

Bielsa is famed for his preference for a small squad and has, to date, been happy to rely on the talent coming through the club’s academy to bolster his selection options when necessary.

There are, on the evidence of a Championship table that shows them sitting second and a three-game winning streak, few areas in desperate need of strengthening.