Leeds’ 4-1 defeat against Arsenal on Saturday completed the first ever run of three consecutive defeats suffered by the Argentine since his arrival at the club in June 2018.
Having won only three Premier League games this season, the Whites sit five points above the relegation zone and will take a clutch of injuries to key players with them into the new year.
Accusations of ‘second season syndrome’ have been levelled at Bielsa's side, who have failed to match the bullish form which took Premier League teams by surprise in Leeds’ first season back in the top-flight last year.
But calls for his departure are matched, if not drowned out altogether, by rousing support from Whites fans for the manager, who has secured his place in Leeds United history after masterminding the club’s promotion to the Premier League in July 2020.
At Elland Road on Saturday, the supporters chanting his name and singing ‘we all love Leeds’ well beyond the sealing of the Whites’ third straight defeat suggest the 66-year-old’s position is some way off being under serious threat.
Analysing a range of metrics including managerial record and social media posts, research carried out by Cheeky Punter has graded Premier League managers by the level of pressure they are facing at their current clubs.
Here’s how they rank:
7. Ralf Rangnick - Manchester United
Rangnick has hardly set Old Trafford alight since arriving at the club in December, and only secured narrow Premier League wins against strugglers Norwich City this month, but Rangnick will be given time to shape the team. Photo: Robbie Jay Barratt
8. Antonio Conte - Tottenham Hotspur
Yet to lose a game since arriving in North London in November. Tottenham have moved up two places in the Premier League table under his stewardship. Photo: Alex Pantling
9. Eddie Howe - Newcastle United
Howe has done little to turn around Newcastle United's fortunes since arriving in November, with the club tied on points with bottom-placed Norwich City. The 44-year-old may be given a chance to make his mark, though, with the January transfer window. Photo: Robbie Jay Barratt
10. Mikel Arteta - Arsenal
Arteta has settled the Gunners after a wobbly start to the season. Hitting their stride with four wins in their last four games. Photo: Naomi Baker
11. Thomas Frank - Brentford
Frank has led his newly-promoted side to a very respectable 12th place after sixteen Premier League games. Photo: Craig Mercer
12. Brendan Rodgers - Leicester City
Patchy form as left Leicester City in ninth place and struggling to keep pace with the teams fighting for European qualification. Photo: Matteo Ciambelli