One of the players most heavily linked to Leeds United last summer was Club Brugge's Noa Lang. The young Dutchman had scored 14 goals and assisted a further eight in the Belgian Pro League, playing a key role in Brugge's title win.
Victor Orta was said to have done a lot of analysis on the player who has gone onto make his debut for the Dutch senior side this season. However, Marcelo Bielsa did not give the green light for the transfer due to concerns over Lang's defensive aptitude.
This was particularly important in Bielsa's man-marking system as every Leeds player had to win their individual duels or the system could break down badly. However, with Jesse Marsch's pressing system being more based around the team moving as a unit, his ability to win one-on-one defensive duels means that would be less of an issue for him signing for Leeds, should they return with a bid for the former Ajax man.
