Steve Morison believes the rise of Huddersfield Town should be an example to Cardiff City and the direction in which they want to move in the future.
The Terriers had a torrid time of it last season, constantly flirting with relegation before finishing 20th in the Championship table.
It was unexpected that they would embark on such an incredible run this term, with their midweek win over the Bluebirds representing their 14th successive game in the league in which they have gone unbeaten.
They now sit in fourth place and are arguably the form side in the whole division, just two points off the automatic promotion spots. They have the Premier League in their crosshairs and the mood in west Yorkshire is bouncing.
That, Morison said, is what Cardiff ultimately want. After such a disappointing first half of this current campaign, it has been a constant battle to stave off relegation.
Exactly one year ago, Huddersfield were under pressure from fans, with many calling for manager Carlos Corberan to be sacked. Sources at the Yorkshire club had to confirm to news outlets they were fully behind the manager and the process.
Now, the results are there for all to see and Morison believes that should serve as motivation for Cardiff in the months and perhaps years ahead.
"Do we want to be more like Huddersfield? Yes. Can we be more like them at the minute? No," Morison said on Friday morning.
"Things take time.
"You look at where they were a while back and where they are now, it shows if you believe in the process that’s where you can get to."
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This squad still has Neil Warnock and Mick McCarthy's fingerprints over it, something which will come to an end this summer when so many of the former's recruits head out of contract.
Morison hopes he is the man to oversee the squad rebuild, of course, but whoever it is who spearheads the recruitment drive this summer will have the biggest opportunity in years to reshape the squad for the better.
Morison concedes that, with the players he inherited and the limited time he has had to get immediate results, it has been nigh-on impossible to conduct a complete overhaul - although they have certainly made decent strides in a positive direction.
When pressed further on the desire to replicate Huddersfield's success and even playing style, Morison added: "It's just everything. They have bought into a process with the manager they brought in.
"I think he was close to getting the sack at one point.
"Do we want to go in and nullify the other team the whole time? Or do we want to go and stamp our authority on a game? Of course we do, but that takes time.
"We haven't got time to start being really expansive and over the top with what we do and then stand on the side and say, 'Oh, it doesn't matter. We were trying it, but we lost.'
"It's more about getting a result and what suits the players we have got in the building.
"It's no surprise if I said we haven't got wingers. So we have to play in a certain way, because we haven't got those players to be able to start playing with two wide men, like Huddersfield did or like a Fulham will do on the weekend.
"A lot of what we do going forward will come through recruitment and change of personnel, having the ability to be able to play a three, play a four (at the back), play three up top, play two (up front).
"At the minute, we feel as a staff and as a team, because it's something we spoke about as a group, this is the best way for us to get results.
"Yes, we will have to sacrifice things at times, like the ball in some games, but then we will have games like Peterborough when you are on top and can dominate both sides of the game.
"It's just about being patient and realising there is a bigger picture to it."
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