Huddersfield Town recruitment policy could solve last summer's biggest oversight

What last season’s League One data tells us about the direction set by Drury and Markham this summer

Huddersfield Town’s style of play was the big talking point offered by Martin Drury and Chris Markham as they set out their stall for the summer.

The head coach and sporting director spoke at length about wanting to play a brand of football that Terriers fans can get behind.

Markham described this style with reference to ‘intensity, bravery, excitement’, and ‘wanting to win and be on the front foot’. Drury, meanwhile, wanted better in-game understanding, better tempo, more pace, more power, more width, and more youth.

All this points to Town aiming to play a more intense game on and off the ball.

Is that a recipe for success in League One? Looking back at what worked and what didn’t in the third tier last season points us towards the answer.