Leeds United's methods under Marcelo Bielsa were unconventional but ultimately delivered success.
The Argentine's incredibly demanding style secured Premier League football at the second time of asking, as well as a top half, top flight finish during the Whites' first Premier League campaign for 16 years.
Injury misfortune, a precarious league position and a succession of damaging results spelled the end for Bielsa at Elland Road late last month, making way for American coach Jesse Marsch.
During his press conference unveiling, Marsch outlined the style he would look to implement, and changes he hoped to make.
"Certainly getting away from the man-marking," the 48-year-old answered when asked what he would amend.
"Also with the ball, creating tactics that don't expose us to transition moments as much."
"We'll have set pieces strategies, too," he added. "Again, I'm not going to give too much away."
There were noticeable differences in Leeds' approach during Marsch's first outing against Leicester.
Namely, Leeds restricted the Foxes to shots worth a meagre 0.16 xG during the first half at the King Power Stadium - a figure which read just 0.39 xG at full-time.
In Leeds' two previous games, they had conceded ten goals from shots worth 7.48 xG.
While Leicester were far from their best, Leeds' defensive nous must not be understated; the Whites were more compact and defensively-savvy, without sacrificing their attacking threat.
From the opening minute of the game, Leeds exhibited a different kind of press when out of possession.
As Caglar Soyuncu received a trundling pass from his centre-back partner, Daniel James sprinted in his direction to close down the recipient.
Raphinha instantly sprinted towards Luke Thomas in a bid to block that particular passing option, while Rodrigo shuffled across to block a pass into midfield.
This was intended to force Soyuncu long, which the Leicester man did, shortly thereafter forfeiting possession.
Leeds' press in this instance resembled a more 'ball-orientated' approach, a principle synonymous with Marsch's teams. The three attacking players used the ball as a reference point, as opposed to the individual player they would have been expected to mark in Bielsa's man-to-man system.
Marsch's teams aim to turn over the ball in specific areas of the pitch by outnumbering the opponent in possession. This instance saw Leeds force Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall back to Kasper Schmeichel.
As Schmeichel receives the ball, Daniel James forces the Foxes 'keeper wide while Rodrigo moves across to block his shortest available pass. Jack Harrison also shifts across to make Schmeichel's second-most accessible pass difficult to execute.
He has little choice but to send the ball long, forfeiting possession again.
During the second half, Leeds were periodically reminded by their new coach on the touchline of their responsibilities.
As Leicester enjoy a brief period on the ball absent of heavy Leeds pressure, Marsch gesticulates repeatedly, thrusting his right arm in the direction of the ball, initially at Mateusz Klich and then at Robin Koch, demanding they box in the Leicester players.
They oblige, and Leeds recover the ball as Leicester speculatively clip a pass down the line.
As promised, Marsch also developed new set-piece routines for the Whites to exploit.
Rodrigo's near-post header during the first half, saved well by Kasper Schmeichel, was the result of a training ground routine.
Stuart Dallas and Jack Harrison are both stood over the corner, arms aloft. At this point, Rodrigo is marked by Luke Thomas inside the penalty area, but with Harrison's decoy run, Rodrigo bursts to the front post, catching Thomas unawares, getting his header on target.
This was not the only instance of Harrison and Dallas using decoy runs to fool the Leicester defence at dead balls.
A first-half free-kick orchestrated by the pair ultimately ended in Dallas hitting the first man, but the idea behind the routine was sound.
First, Dallas approaches the ball, stuttering and stepping back intentionally. Then, Harrison copies, but stops himself before striking the ball.
Leicester's defence anticipates the ball to be swung in by Harrison and habitually moves closer to their own goal, expecting the delivery.
Leeds' players recognise the routine and await Dallas' ball in.
In doing so, a separation between the Foxes' line and the Whites' line is created. Had Dallas' delivery been executed better, the white shirts would have had the momentum to rise higher than their opponents.
This type of set-piece innovation will become increasingly commonplace under Marsch, as he looks to identify marginal gains which Leeds can exploit in their fight against relegation.
