It took less than 10 minutes for Jesse Marsch, in his first home match as Leeds United head coach, to celebrate a tackle with more relish than his predecessor Marcelo Bielsa often did a goal.
Dan James had triggered the aggressive press that Marsch sells as his trademark and, when the forward flattened Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings, the American boss punched the air with a ‘Hell yeah’ enthusiasm.
It was not too long before the new man was experiencing the ‘God no’ reality of the job he has taken on.