Leeds United fans have followed Carlos Corberan's journey with interest since he left Leeds United's coaching staff to become head coach of Huddersfield Town. The Spaniard had been at Leeds for a season as U23 head coach, before the Whites appointed Marcelo Bielsa as manager in the summer of 2018.
Corberan was subsequently given first-team coaching duties alongside his U23 role and has was part of the coaching team which helped Leeds to promotion from the Championship in 2019/20. He departed for Huddersfield soon after.
In an interview ahead of Huddersfield's Championship play-off final against Nottingham Forest this weekend, Corberan revealed that he has been in contact with Leeds' ex-manager and that the legendary coach had been 'watching' the play-off games.
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He told the BBC: "I have spoken to him [Bielsa] a lot, we spoke in the last week, we spent a good time talking. He is someone who always gave me the best support, and since I began managing Huddersfield he has been giving me a lot.
"And in different moments, such as in the first year when we were suffering, and maybe now the team is in a good position. He was watching our games, he will watch the play-off games."
Corberan has overseen an surprising turnaround in Huddersfield's fortunes this season. In his first term as manager of the Terriers, the side finished 20th in the Championship but utilising only loans and free agent signings in the transfer market, the former Leeds coach led them to third in the division in 21/22. They defeated Luton Town 2-1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final and now stand just one game away from a return to the Premier League.
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