After beating Cardiff on Wednesday, Huddersfield Town are 14 games unbeaten in the Championship. Carlos Corberán has transformed Huddersfield from a team languishing near the bottom of the table to play-off contenders in only two seasons. If Huddersfield are to get promoted, they will need to improve upon their squad to make the transition from Championship to Premier League football successfully.
In this data analysis, we will use data and statistics to identify three possible signings for Huddersfield should they get promoted.
How do Huddersfield play?
Corberán does not care about possession but instead likes his team to play in transitions like his former boss, Marcelo Bielsa. Playing a high defensive line, Corberán is willing to take risks of his team conceding goals for the chance that the Huddersfield forwards will get the ball back from the opposition.
As we can see, six Huddersfield players are trying to press the ball carrier for Cardiff, leaving only one option for Marlon Pack to play a long ball going forward to relieve the pressure. Usually, that sort of pass will be wayward, but Pack had a couple of seconds on the ball to pick out a teammate because of Huddersfields un-organised press.
Because of the commitment from the midfielders, Marlon Pack was able to pick out Mark Harris, who holds up the play well. This now means that there is a five vs four situations between the Cardiff forwards and Huddersfield defenders. If Cardiff were to commit their men forward quickly and Harris could bring the ball down quickly, this could have been an excellent chance for The Bluebirds to score.
