Former Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton has outlined the 'tactical' changes Jesse Marsch made in his first match in charge of Leeds United. The Whites fell to a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City thanks to Harvey Barnes' second-half strike.
However, it was a much-improved performance from Leeds, who created a number of opportunities to score but were unable to take those chances on the day. They were also much better defensively and limited the Foxes to very few shots on goal.
Although the result didn't go the Whites' way, they can be optimistic from what they saw ahead of Thursday night's crunch clash with Aston Villa at Elland Road. Leeds will be looking to record their first win in seven matches as they look to extend the gap between them and the relegation zone.
Hutton told Football Insider: "I could see the problem. Leeds had conceded 60 goals in the league, it was there for everybody to see. It’s not hard.
"I think what’s good about Jesse Marsch coming in is his background. His philosophy, his way of playing is similar to Bielsa.
"What I took from interviews and things was he would tweak the man-to-man coverage which didn’t work. It was a thing that I was against, most people were against it apart from Bielsa.
"You could see it was more zonal, they were closing down in packs and recovering back into their positions where they should be. That’s normal.
"Footballers can take to that quite quickly because that’s what they’re used to. So although it ended in defeat, you could still see positive signs. He’s just stepped through the door.
"It’s going to take him time to get everybody on the same wavelength. The only problem is, does he have that time?"
