With seven games left to play in the Premier League, it's fair to say that Daniel Farke has got a lot more right than wrong at Leeds United this season.
The German's side sit four points clear of the drop zone, and whilst he'll be the first to claim that there's a long way to go before safety is confirmed, it is certainly a case of so far, so good.
Leeds United's Dominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates
Farke, himself, should take plenty of credit if Leeds survive this season, too. It's his mid-season system change which transformed Leeds into a side capable of avoiding the drop and potentially so much more in years to come.
That's not to say certain players haven't also played their part, however.
How Farke transformed Leeds' survival campaign
The 49ers certainly backed their man in the summer, spending big on arrivals such as Anton Stach and Jaka Bijol, and have reaped the rewards ever since.
The former has particularly been a standout, taking his place among the Premier League's best creators so far this season.
Out of everyone, Stach is one of the players who has benefited most from Farke's system change.
PL chances created 25/26
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Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)
Anton Stach (Leeds United)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
The midfielder is keeping quite the company, but he's not the only star behind Leeds' push for Premier League survival.
Alongside Stach, the Whites have had some unsung heroes throughout the campaign. Captain Ethan Ampadu is well on his way to becoming a top-flight mainstay, as is Pascal Struijk.
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Meanwhile, Farke has also unearthed the perfect hybrid between Stuart Dallas and Kalvin Phillips in the versatile Jayden Bogle.
From spells at Derby County and Sheffield United, the right-back is finally a Premier League star.
Leeds have the perfect hybrid between Phillips and Dallas
Ask any previous side that avoided relegation just how important players like Bogle are and they could be in conversation for longer than Derby County kept hold of their top-flight status.
He won't be the one to steal the headlines at the end of the campaign, but there's a reason why he's started 27 of 29 Premier League games.
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It's not just at right-back that Bogle has made his mark, either. Like Dallas during his time at Elland Road, he can just about play anywhere - featuring in both midfield and within Farke's backline.
Not many players have made the step-up to the Premier League look quite as routine as the former Sheffield United man, who will be hoping to become an established top-flight player for years to come in Yorkshire.
PL stats P90 Bogle 25/26 Dallas 21/22
Minutes 2,410 2,922
Tackles 2.02 2.86
Chances created 0.52 0.95
Duels won 4.29 5.67
Recoveries 4.44 6.75
The numbers suggest that Bogle isn't a world away from the levels that Dallas was showing in his last season in the Premier League and with another campaign, he could bridge that gap even further.
Meanwhile, there's also the England squad to think about. If Thomas Tuchel is keeping an eye on Elland Road, then it may not just be Dominic Calvert-Lewin who has a seat on the plane.
The England boss has already shown that he doesn't concern himself too much with club stature. After all, he had no problem ignoring Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold once again last month, and that could leave the door ajar for Bogle.
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The right-back spot is highly competitive, but so was the midfield spot that Phillips once claimed from his role at Leeds. If anyone's going to repeat that move, it could be Bogle.
Stranger things have certainly happened and those on the cusp of making the World Cup hardly did themselves any favours over the international break, drawing with Uruguay before losing against Japan.
In the space of two months, Bogle could yet help Leeds avoid the drop and then find himself on his way to his first-ever international tournament, just as Phillips did back at Euro 2020.