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Leeds boss Marsch: 'I'm not sure that Ted Lasso has helped stigma about US coaches'

Jesse Marsch said the series 'Ted Lasso' has not helped shed the stigma around American coaches working in England but the 48-year-old is determined to succeed with his new club.

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LEEDS, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Jesse Marsch, Manager of Leeds United looks on during a Leeds United Training Session at Thorp Arch Training Ground on March 03, 2022 in Leeds, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
LEEDS, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Jesse Marsch, Manager of Leeds United looks on during a Leeds United Training Session at Thorp Arch Training Ground on March 03, 2022 in Leeds, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)George WoodGetty Images

Leeds United's newly appointed manager Jesse Marsch said the sports comedy-drama series 'Ted Lasso' has not helped shed the stigma around American coaches working in England but the 48-year-old is determined to succeed with his new club.

The highly popular 'Ted Lasso', which won multiple Emmys in 2021, chronicles an enthusiastic American coach trying to rally a struggling English team.

Marsch, who replaced Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds this week, is the only American manager in charge of a Premier League team this season.

"Yeah, I think there is probably a stigma," Marsch told reporters on Thursday. "I'm not sure Ted Lasso helped. I haven't watched the show, but I get it. People hate hearing the word 'soccer'.