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Oct292017 by Terrier Spirit19 Comments

Liverpool 3-0 Huddersfield Town – TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were comprehensively beaten by Liverpool at Anfield, by three goals to nil. Town managed to contain and frustrate in the first half, but Liverpool found another gear in the second, which allowed them to run out well-deserved winners. Town played an unusually negative game, parking the proverbial bus until the first goal went in. Once they trailed they had to try to get back into the game, which only gave Liverpool more space to attack and allowed them to extend their lead. It wasn't a terrible performance by Town but there was a distinct lack of creativity and drive. Lössl - 7 out of 10 Couldn't do much about the goals, and made a couple of good saves, including a great penalty save. He also didn't make any silly mistakes, so it looks like he's cut that out of his ga...

Oct272017 by Terrier Spirit12 Comments

Liverpool v Huddersfield Town – TerrierSpirit.com match preview

Matches

After last week’s stunning victory over Manchester United, Huddersfield Town get another dream game. We’re going to Anfield to play Liverpool in the Premier League. These are the fixtures I’ve daydreamed about all the time I’ve followed Town, so it’s incredible that they’re now happening regularly. Of course, this fixture is a meeting of good friends, Klopp and Wagner. This little-known fact has somehow eluded the football press. Or perhaps they’re aware and have decided to stick to covering football matters instead. Oh, wait, no, it’s the only thing being discussed in the build-up to this match. Liverpool v Huddersfield Town - Match details Kick-off: 3 PM, Saturday 28 October 2017 Away travel info: The HTSA has a good write up of how to get to Anfield and where to drink before the g...

Oct222017 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

The 12 best Tweets about Town’s historic victory over Manchester United

Social media

Here are some of my favourite tweets from our historic 2-1 victory over Manchester United. The stats show that we wanted it more https://twitter.com/Terrier1987cas/status/921793129300324353 The players demonstrated the Cowshed Loyal's message perfectly https://twitter.com/MatthewCBurton/status/921810587096702976 Like most fans, Zanka was still buzzing the morning after https://twitter.com/Mzanka/status/922002420246503424 "A triumph for the ages" https://twitter.com/rogbennett/status/921766169937432576 Gary Lineker points out how long we've waited for this win https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/921766360295923718 Even Liam Gallagher is jumping on the Town bandwagon Although I'm not keen on his lack of punctuation and his "as you were" sign off which seems like a plug for his...

Oct222017 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments

Huddersfield Town 2-1 Manchester United – TerrierSpirit.com Player ratings

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town recorded a historic 2-1 victory over Manchester United. It was an incredible occasion that I don't think I'll ever forget. While Manchester United were having an 0ff day, Town were at their best and worthy winners. It's unsurprising then that such a great result has led to some high player ratings. It was a wonderful team performance, with every player doing their bit to help achieve a win that will be talked about for a long time. Lössl - 8 out of 10 His kicking was great, with one punt upfield leading directly to Depoitre’s goal. Also made a good save late on to help us hold onto the lead. Had a couple of iffy moments coming out for crosses he didn't collect. The ref blew for one and his teammates cleared the loose ball on the other. I'm used to Town keepers being...

Oct212017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Why the academy downgrade could be a positive move for Town

Opinion

Huddersfield Town recently announced their plan to downgrade their academy from grade two to grade four. The decision has been met with hostility from some fans and media critics. I can understand the anger and frustration, particularly for those connected to the kids that have been let go. However, I also think the club have made the right move and I’ll explain why I think that in this article. What’s actually happening to Town’s academy It was occasionally reported as the club closing down the academy but that’s not true. The teams for under 16s and downwards are being disbanded but the under 18s and under 23s will continue in a slightly altered fashion. This means that Town will bring in players who are in their late teens to join the youth setup, rather than recruiting younger la...

Oct202017 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United – MATCH PREVIEW

Matches

On the journey back from Wembley last May I spent a lot of time thinking about the teams Town would be playing this season. This was the first fixture I thought about, playing Manchester United at our own stadium. It's an absolute treat to be welcoming one of the best club teams in the world to Huddersfield. The challenge will be to get the Town players to put in a performance worthy of the occasion. Our first home game against a top six team ended in a 4-0 thrashing, but I'm quietly confident we'll make a better showing of ourselves against United. Winning is a tall order, but I hope we put in a performance that we can be proud of, regardless of the result. Huddersfield Town v Manchester United - Match details Kick-off: 3 pm, Saturday 21 October 2017 Tickets: Sold out, not only did ...

Oct182017 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments

6 reasons to feel positive after the Swansea defeat

Opinion

The dust has settled from Town’s 2-0 defeat to Swansea, and even though the performance wasn’t great there’s still lots to be positive about Town right now. There’s been a fair bit of negativity in response to the Swansea result, so I thought I’d write my six reasons to not get too upset just yet. Town didn’t play that badly against Swansea Reading some of the reaction to the game from fans on Facebook, Twitter and Down at the Mac would make you think Town were beaten 10-0 and completely humiliated against Swansea. We weren’t great, but it wasn’t an awful performance. When you play well and win it’s hard to remember moments of bad luck or decisions going the wrong way because you won. In defeat these moments stick in your mind. Here are some things that could have gone differently and...

Oct142017 by Terrier Spirit15 Comments

Swansea 2-0 Huddersfield Town – TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Matches

Huddersfield Town suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Swansea City. The problems from previous games persisted, we lacked quality in the final third and made silly mistakes at the back. Here are my player ratings for the game. It was hard to pick out a good performance, as every player was somewhat under par. Jonas Lössl - 4 out of 10 Made a great save when Abraham got a shot away from a tight angle. Completely undid that good work with a sloppy pass that led to the opening goal. His distribution can be excellent but he needs to be more careful and only pass short when players are available. A few more performances like this and Rob Green may be given a chance. Scott Malone - 6 out of 10 Some positive runs down the wing, but his crossing was poor when in good positions. He was al...

Oct132017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Swansea v Huddersfield Town – TerrierSpirit.com match preview

Matches

Huddersfield Town travel to Swansea on Saturday after what feels like another endless international break. It’s now nearly two weeks since the 4-0 defeat against Spurs and Town will be desperate to get back into action. This won’t be an easy game for the Terriers, the Swans might not be the strongest team in the division but they’ll be tough to break down and have a canny manager. Here’s everything you need to know in advance of the game. Swansea City v Huddersfield Town - Match details Kickoff - 3 pm Saturday 14 October 2017 Tickets - At the time of writing, there were a handful of tickets left on general sale at the ticket office for Town fans. By the time you’re reading this they may have been sold out. Referee: Paul Tierney - Town have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 with Tierney as t...

Oct12017 by Terrier Spirit10 Comments

Town 0-4 Spurs – TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town fell to a 4-0 defeat to a clinical Tottenham side that severely punished some silly mistakes from Town. This match showed the gulf in class between the top six teams and the rest of the Premier League. We've been competitive in all six of our previous games, but against Spurs we never stood a chance. Having said that, Town didn't play all that badly. A few players had bad days and made silly errors, but we played some nice football at times and looked like we might cause an upset when we flew at Spurs in the opening minutes. Sadly we caught Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen on good days and they ripped us to pieces. I think this game will have taught Wagner and his men some valuable lessons and it's really not a big deal to catch a beating from an in-form Spurs team. He...