Leeds United supporters have become accustomed to Marcelo Bielsa's managerial style and after over three-and-a-half years of 'El Loco', it will be strange to see a new face in the Elland Road dugout.
Jesse Marsch is reportedly in line to succeed Bielsa, having parted company with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig back in Decemnber.
Despite being a highly-rated coach across Europe, he may not be a familiar face to some supporters as he has never worked in English football.
He began his coaching career as the USA national team's assistant manager before taking the reins at Montreal Impact.
His next role was with New York Red Bulls and he spent over three years as their head coach before taking up a new role within the Red Bull network at RB Leipzig.
He was assistant to current Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick but left to become number one at Red Bull Salzburg, before eventually returning to RB Leipzig as head coach.
When Bielsa was handed the Leeds job, he had a full pre-season to mould the squad in his image and implement his philosophy.
If Marsch is appointed at Elland Road, he will not be afforded the same luxury, as he will have just 12 games to keep Leeds afloat if he takes charge before the Whites face Leicester City on 5 March.
LeedsLive have assessed the rumoured Bielsa heir and rounded up what supporters can expect if he takes the reins.
A love of high pressing
Changes are being made at Elland Road but the appointment of Marsch would not represent a huge deviation from the style implemented at Elland Road by Bielsa.
The Argentine stuck rigidly to his principles in the face of criticism in the latter stages of his Leeds tenure and Marsch shares Bielsa's enthusiasm for high pressing.
Although his sides adopt a more targeted press, they strive to regain possession in the final third of the pitch and quickly get back on the front foot.
Touchline animation
Bielsa tended to be fairly subdued on the touchline, evidenced by the fact any emotion showed by the Argentine that was captured on video would do the rounds on social media.
He would often contemplatively sit on his bucket, or kneel down, and observe with little animation.
Marsch is a much livelier figure on the touchline and was even accused of getting 'a little carried away' by Peter Crouch, as per Mail Online, when he sprinted down the touchline to celebrate a Red Bull Salzburg equaliser against Liverpool in the Champions League back in 2019.
Expletive-laden team talks
Although Amazon offered an insight into life under Bielsa with their 'Take Us Home' documentary, cameras never revealed the contents of the Argentine's team talks.
However, it is hard to imagine him ever swearing quite as much as Marsch did when his Red Bull Salzburg side trailed Liverpool 3-1 at half-time in October 2019.
Speaking in a blend of German and English, Marsch passionately encouraged his players ahead of the second-half and his rousing words almost worked, as the Austrian side did manage to fight back and level proceedings before eventually succumbing to a 4-3 defeat.
Although the American may not be quite as passionate in all his team talks, the video - which you can view here - showed there is plenty of fire in Marsch's belly.
Honesty
Marsch is an outspoken figure and in various interviews, has demonstrated a willingness to speak his mind.
He has been critical of former US president Donald Trump and coincidentally, like Bielsa, has previously irked current Everton boss Frank Lampard.
Marsch insisted Lampard's view of American Christian Pulisic had been influenced by the winger's nationality after having a conversation with the 43-year-old when he was in charge of Chelsea.
He told the official MLS podcast Extratime: "I could see right away that Frank Lampard's idea of Christian Pulisic was shaped a lot by the fact that he was American and not that his football education came a lot from what has happened in Germany.
"Since then, I think Lampard has learned that Pulisic is a lot better than he gave him credit for."
As reported by Sky Sports, Lampard responded: "I did read the comments and I was surprised that he had managed to read my mind as well as he thought he did.
"He has recounted the conversation wrong and I have to put it correct. It was a game against Salzburg in pre-season and Christian scored two goals. Jesse came up to me and we spoke about Christian. He said he was a talented player and I agreed with him and we spoke about how exciting his development will be.
"That was the conversation. Jesse managed to put it across slightly differently. I played in America for 18 months and I would never underestimate the desire that American players have to learn and to improve. Christian has that desire and talent also so it was never in doubt for me."
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