Leeds, we thought, would take their game to another level for the presence of supporters inside Elland Road. Energy breeds energy, after all.
And yes, they have found a new level - only this is a rung down from where they were last season. Several rungs, in fact.
It is early days, of course, but with the noise has come chaos, and not of a heady offensive nature. No, this is defensive disorder.
Marcelo Bielsa is a bold and brilliant tactician. Leeds will be fine, as they say. But it certainly was a novel strategy not to mark Virgil van Dijk from corners.