Nottingham Forest have been handed a scouting report on Huddersfield Town ahead of Sunday's Championship play-off final by Luton Town centre-forward Cameron Jerome.
The 35-year-old has first-hand experience of facing Carlos Corberan's side after featuring in both legs of a play-off semi-final against them for Luton. Jerome started the first fixture, which was drawn 1-1, before being used as a second-half substitute in the return leg.
Forest beat Huddersfield twice earlier this season, the first time a 1-0 league victory in West Yorkshire before coming out on top 2-1 in an FA Cup tie at the City Ground.
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Nevertheless, former Derby County striker Jerome still took time to issue a Wembley warning to Forest, pointing out how the Terriers have a habit of "staying in the game" and will keep it tight at Wembley. “First and foremost, I’d say they’re a very organised side," Jerome told the Football Daily's 72+ podcast (via Football League World ).
“Tactically, the manager's (Corberan) got them in a low block formation, they don’t commit too many bodies forward, they’re quite structured in the way they play and rigid.
“But what they have got is energy - in the wide areas, full-backs and the wingers - and they have good legs in midfield in terms of O’Brien and Jonathan Russell.
“And they’ve got a goalkeeper who’s probably been one of the best in the league, so they don’t concede many goals, they don’t concede many chances, they’re not very expansive and they stay in the game.
“They score a lot of goals from set-pieces - I think they’re the highest scorers from set-pieces in the league - and they’re tactically good, and I think you’ve got to give the manager a lot of credit.
“Not having many signings, not really having any money to spend as such, but the turnaround from last year to this year has been exceptional, so you have to give them credit where credit is due.”
