Huddersfield is writing a fairy tale

(Baonghean.vn) - Not the defending championChelsea, orArsenal, Liverpool - the big guysbelong toPremier League, which is the "tiny team" Huddersfield Town, along with Man Utd and West Brom, is at the top of the rankings after 2 rounds.

The English football field is always attractive to players because every season there are teams that surprise and impress the fans. Sometimes the small teams have defeated the giants. Leicester 2 seasons ago and Huddersfield this season are having a more impressive start.

Leicester 2nd

After 4 decades since its establishment, Huddersfield has been promoted to the Premier League for the first time. And in the first match in the most prestigious tournament in the land of fog, the rookie team created a surprise with a devastating 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Possessing the ball only 43% of the time, launching only 8 shots (6 on target) but they made coach Frank de Boer gnaw at sadness in his first time breathing the Premier League atmosphere.

The next match was against Newcastle, a team that had been rivals in the Championship last season, so Huddersfield knew all too well the strength of coach Rafa Benitez and his team. At home at John Smith's Stadium, the new Huddersfield player had an impressive debut match for the home crowd. The tight, sharp play of the home team forced coach Rafa Benitez and his team to leave empty-handed.

Newcomer Steve Mounie scored twice to help Huddersfield get their first 3 points. Photo: Internet

Aaron Mooy's only goal helped Huddersfield stay in second place in the table, with the same 6 points after 2 matches as Man Utd and West Brom. The recent victory over Newcastle helped Huddersfield extend their unbeaten streak to 6, and will be the basis for David Wagne and his team to be more confident when entering the Premier League.

In Huddersfield's goal, goalkeeper Lossl entered and exited quite reasonably, frustrating the strikers of Crystal Palace and Newcastle. The defense with the names Lowe, Zanka, Schindler, Smith played simply but extremely effectively, they were always ready to approach the opponent carrying the ball.

Perhaps, not having had any contact with the experienced defenders of the Premier League, it is not possible to say how the 4-2-3-1 formation that coach David Wagne prefers will be used, but the midfield with Mooy, Billing; Ince, Palmer; Kachunga is doing its job well. Overall, Huddersfield is operating in the traditional style of English football, but under the German coach, the team operates more tightly.

Wagner's preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1, which changes to a 2-4-3-1 when Huddersfield are attacking, and a 4-4-1-1 when Huddersfield are defending. Huddersfield's most expensive signing of the transfer window this season was 1994-born striker Steve Mounié.

He was signed by Huddersfield from French club Montpellier for a fee of £11.5 million. A striker with good heading ability, skillful movement with the ball, and a big physique on his debut, he scored twice against Crystal Palace in a 3-0 win.

Write fairy tales

With 2 wins, 4 goals, 0 losses, 6 points is a surprising and impressive result for a rookie team like Huddersfield. According to Opta, Huddersfield also made Premier League history (excluding the first year) when they became the first rookie team to win both opening matches.

David Wagne and his team on promotion day. Photo: Internet

Commentator and former player Gary Lineker humorously shared: "Huddersfield is the only team in the Premier League era to have won all their matches up to this point."

Some fans expect Huddersfield to be the second Leicester in England in the 2017/18 season. With the next rounds only having to face mid-level teams Southampton and West Ham, coach David Wagne can completely continue writing the fairy tale on the English football field.

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