Return of £25m Leeds United man could be key to unleashing inconsistent team-mate – View

He proved on more than one occasion that he was not the optimal choice to lead the line at Leeds, partly due to his efforts to lead Farke’s counter-pressing structure.

That set-up hasn’t been helped by Rutter in a deeper role either, not being a working part of the unit against the better sides – the games against Southampton being the most applicable in this regard.

However, one player who will help pull the weight even more in possession is Aaronson, a hard-working press machine who was on Leeds’ radar while Marcelo Bielsa was still here, for that reason more than anything.

Yes, there are flaws in Aaronson’s decision-making on the ball and his tendency to go to ground far too easily, but the quality of pressing he possesses will cause far more problems for Championship defenders and midfielders than he did in the Premier League. where virtually every team can work through a broken Jesse Marsch counter press.