Leeds boss has concentrated his efforts in homegrown players.
Leeds created headlines around the world earlier this summer when they appointed Marcelo Bielsa as manager.
The manager has huge experience, with Argentina and Chile at international level, and in Spain and France in club competition.
It was speculated he would seek to harness his past experience to bring in an influx of foreign signings, but he has perhaps wisely avoided this.
Bielsa has added five players on loan or permanently, each with experience playing in the Championship, bringing in Lewis Baker, Jamal Blackman, Jack Harrison, Barry Douglas and Patrick Bamford, four Englishmen and one Scotsman.
A common error for foreign managers is their reliance on sticking with what they know, as opposed to being prepared to adapt to the league they are in.
One instance of this was at Rangers last season when Pedro Caixinha brought in several players from Mexico and Portugal, only for it to backfire, with him sacked and the Gers saddled with players who were not right for the club.
Leeds have experienced it themselves too, when former director of football Nicola Salerno concentrated the club’s strategy towards signing players from Serie B. It did not work.
Bielsa, aided by Victor Orta, has avoided the common error of bringing in faces who are familiar to him, and instead signed players who are familiar with the league.
At this stage, one or two additions from outside the league will not make a negative difference either, with the core of his recruitment done.
This should pay off this season, with the club’s sensible transfer approach aided by Bielsa’s exciting style, could combine to strike the right mix for the success starved Whites.
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