Terrier Spirit

Jun302017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

SIGNING: Jonas Lössl joins HTAFC on year-long loan from Mainz

News, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Jonas Lössl on loan from Mainz. The goalkeeper joins for the 2017/18 season with Town having an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the loan period. This article looks at who he is, what’s his history, how he’ll fit into the team and includes some tips on how to get those two little dots over the O in his surname. Embed from Getty Images Who is he? Jonas Lössl is a 28-year-old Danish goalkeeper. He’s six foot five and has played over 250 games in his career so far, all in the top-flight of either Denmark, France or Germany. From reading a few posts on the Mainz fans forum it seems that he was well liked by their fans and they wished him well in his move to Huddersfield. It’s quite revealing that no fans were distraught to be losing him though,...

Why Huddersfield Town should NOT sell Michael Hefele

Opinion, Player profiles, Transfers

There is speculation in the papers today that a host of Championship clubs are looking to buy Michael Hefele from town. After his key role in helping Town to promotion last year, he’s become a target for aspirational Championship teams that want to follow Huddersfield to the Premier League. It’s understandable that other clubs would see the contribution Hefele made last season and want to bring him to their clubs. However, it’s essential that Huddersfield keep hold of Hefele, even if it means giving him a new contract on higher wages. Here’s why he’s such an important piece of our team. Embed from Getty Images Hefele’s getting better and better Hefele had a slower start to his Town career than some of last season’s other signings. He had to be patient and work hard to get a chance...

What are David Wagner’s tactics?

Tactics

In his first eighteen months at Huddersfield Town David Wagner has completely transformed the way the club play. He’s introduced his own personal variation on gegenpressing, the high tempo pressing style of football made famous by Jurgen Klopp in his time at Borussia Dortmund. I’ve heard that gegenpressing was an idea that developed between Klopp and Wagner during their playing days when they were roommates at Mainz. They talked about the way they both believed football should be played and developed it into a tactical system that can be seen today at Liverpool and Huddersfield Town. But what is it? When asked for a name for Wagner’s style of play he’s shied away from gegenpressing and preferred to use the expression “Terrier Identity”. But what exactly is it? High pressing The most n...