Town already have plenty of options for next season

Published date15 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Player of the year Lee Nicholls looks set to continue as the Terriers' undisputed number one goalkeeper and he has a reliable defensive line ahead of him despite the departures of Levi Colwill and Naby Sarr

Tom Lees and Matty Pearson were both superb last season, Rarmani Edmonds-Green offers competition after his excellent loan spell at Rotherham, and the returning Will Boyle offers a leftfooted option should Carlos Corberan prefer a left-footer or a back three.

Jonathan Hogg and Ollie Turton are both capable of playing in a back three, too.

The four full-back options from last season remain in situ in the form of Pipa, Ollie Turton, Harry Toffolo and Josh Ruffels; while the three favoured central midfielders - Jon Russell, Jonathan Hogg and Lewis O'Brien - could continue in their starting berths in a three-man midfield.

That said, midfield looks like an area where Town need more strength in depth even disregarding the speculation over O'Brien's future. Duane Holmes and Scott High are the only senior central midfielders in reserve and Holmes is generally preferred in more attacking areas.

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