Unless you have been on a foreign planet with no internet service for the past week, you will be well aware of ‘spy gate’.

If you do fall into that category, the long and short is that Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa was caught spying on Derby County - indirectly at least, by sending one of his staff to make notes on Derby’s training sessions in the run up to their match last week, which Leeds came out 2-0 winners after a convincing performance.

Since then, the story has dominated both the newspapers and online discussion. Fans, journalists, pundits and players alike have took to social media to debate Bielsa’s actions, which he since admitted to and also said that he has done the same for every game Leeds have played this season.

The general consensus is pretty split, but most people have acknowledged that the spying is wrong on some level, morally if not legally.

Some corners of the footballing community have been outraged at Bielsa’s actions, demanding the EFL to deduct Leeds points and some have even called for Bielsa’s head.

The reasoning behind their complaints are that it is ‘cheating’, a way to gain Leeds an unfair advantage.

Is it that bad though? Maybe, yes. Maybe it is unsportsmanlike, but should English football continue to reject this approach and be disgusted at the Argentine?

Instead, English football on the whole should stand up and take notice.

His preparation for matches goes far beyond the expected, with analysis down to every minute detail you could think of, with a team of analysts performing hour after hour to help Bielsa and his teams gain an advantage.

One part which summed it up perfectly was when Bielsa discussed ex-Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, who was apparently silenced in shock at Bielsa’s preparation - we know by now how meticulous the City boss is, so it must show how obsessed Bielsa is.

One thing is certain - it will be debated much longer yet. Yet for now, English teams should look at Bielsa as an example of how hard work off the pitch can work: he doesn’t have the best squad in the league on paper, but his work not even on the training ground is certainly paying off.