Leeds United's hard-running, chaotic style of play is common knowledge among Premier League spectators by now.
Neutrals, pundits and opponents have become accustomed to the type of game synonymous with Marcelo Bielsa's side since promotion in 2020.
Certain Premier League clubs will have gone two weeks without competitive action when they take to the field in six or seven days' time.
Those not participating in the FA Cup Fourth Round, or featuring in re-arranged fixtures this weekend have had a two-week break from Premier League commitments.
This is due to a hastily-arranged international break for all confederations except UEFA, being squeezed into the calendar over the past ten days or so.
While Raphinha has been away with Brazil, Aston Villa have been without a handful of players to World Cup qualifiers and the African Cup of Nations, including Trezeguet and Bertrand Traore.
Ahead of next Wednesday's fixture against Leeds, the Midlands club have taken part in a behind-closed-doors friendly with fellow Premier League side Brentford, in order to maintain sharpness within the squad.
Leeds have arranged no such games, instead affording the squad a couple of days rest, before a return to rigorous training late last week.
Marcelo Bielsa has arranged a miniature pre-season of sorts for his Leeds players, which includes one of his most famous training drills.
Speaking to LeedsLive during a charity event at Elland Road last Friday, winger Jack Harrison revealed the plan in the build-up to facing Steven Gerrard's new side.
"We've had some time off which has been nice, but I think the manager is going to work us hard coming up to the Villa game. He's already got three murderballs lined up for next week so that should be interesting. Obviously I think we're going to prepare really well, train really hard as normal and make sure we're prepared for Villa," Harrison said.
Villa's attempt to simulate a Premier League fixture in the run-up to facing Leeds has at the very least been matched by Leeds' own preparations.
Three of Bielsa's famed 'murderball' sessions in the space of a week will almost certainly prime his players and blow away any cobwebs which have developed over the few days in which the players were allocated to rest.
While a mid-season friendly is quite unusual for Premier League sides, it is not quite as unconventional - or noteworthy - as three 'murderball' sessions, even for Leeds United.
