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Chelsea striker Batshuayi: It was tough with Bielsa, but I learned

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has spoken of his relationship with Marcelo Bielsa at Olympique Marseille.

Bielsa held back the Belgian when he first arrived at OM from Standard Liege, but Batshuayi insists he held no grudge.

The on-loan Borussia Dortmund striker told Onze Mundial: "I was seriously impatient. The problem was my preseason. As it had gone very well, it made me even more excited! I was top scorer of the club during the preseason.

"In my mind, I was on the field for the first game. But I was wrong.

"I knew I was going to have a face to face meeting (with Bielsa). At that time, I was still too small in my head to understand some things. Then I learned, I understood too, with Bielsa who was a very hard coach. In any case, I do not regret anything, nothing, nothing."

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