Norwich City boss David Farke will look to emulate the success of Huddersfield Town’s David Wagner next season.
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner and players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final and getting promoted to the Premier League
David Wagner guided Huddersfield Town to an extraordinary play-off win on Monday, marking a return to the top-flight of English football in 45 years and a first appearance in the Premier League for the club.
The Terriers beat Jaap Stam’s Reading 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw, a feat made even more exceptional by the fact they were relegation contenders before Wagner’s appointment last season.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates after Liverpool scored a goal
The former Borussia Dortmund reserves boss has applied a high energy football style, similar to that of Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, to defy the odds and join Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion in the top flight.
The German coach, like Klopp before him, has earned his plaudits and made a lasting impression in England, but this success could heap early pressure on Norwich City’s Daniel Farke to provide something similar.
Norwich’s John Ruddy applauds fans after the match
Farke was appointed as the new head coach of the Canaries last week, following an impressive season in which he guided the Dortmund reserves team to a second-placed finish, suffering only three league defeats throughout the campaign.
He imposes a similar high energy, high pressing game to that which has brought Liverpool and Huddersfield Town such success and this can only add optimism ahead of Norwich’s promotion push next season.
The expectancy for a similar impact could prove to provide a lot of pressure as the season unfolds for Farke, and it could be dealing with this expectancy and pressure that defines his time as Norwich City’s first foreign manager.
Steven Naismith of Norwich City celebrates scoring their fourth goal
Could Wagner success at Huddersfield increase pressure on new Norwich manager Farke to provide a similar impact
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