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Sep202020 by Terrier Spirit25 Comments

A rant about Huddersfield Town’s surrender to Brentford – 6 reasons defeat was inevitable

Matches, Opinion

I try to be positive about Town even when we lose. Last week's defeat against Norwich featured plenty of encouraging signs and I felt relatively positive about the direction Town are now travelling in. Yesterday's defeat to Brentford was different, it was painful to watch at times. The gulf in quality between the two team was enormous and we played right into their hands. Please stop reading if you're hoping for silver linings or glimmers of hope. This article is a rant. I might try writing something more optimistic later but this article delves into why we were so terrible against Brentford. A game plan that couldn't have won the game When Danny Cowley took Town to Brentford last season he knew his players weren't as good as Brentford's, so he had to set up to be hard to beat. The res...

Sep202020 by Terrier Spirit17 Comments

“He completely fell to pieces” – Brentford 3-0 Huddersfield – Player ratings

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were beaten 3-0 by Brentford yesterday in the first league game in their new stadium. Despite Town dominating possession, Brentford were the only team that looked like winning yesterday’s game. This was not a pretty performance from Town and it showed just how far we have to go before we can consider ourselves equals to teams like Brentford. Here are my ratings for each of Town’s players. Ben Hamer - 6 out of 10 Hamer had a pretty good game apart from one moment. He made some decent saves and played some nice passes out from the back. Unfortunately he also played a pass that went straight to the opposition and on most days would have resulted in a goal but Toney squandered the opportunity when one-on-one with Hamer. There are some good signs coming from Hamer but he s...

Sep192020 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town lineup to take on Brentford – A defensive shakeup?

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town take on Brentford later today and Carlos Corberán will have the job of trying to pick eleven Town players that can get something out of the game. Not an easy task given the players he has at his disposal. On the plus side, injuries and a general lack of numbers in our squad makes it easier to predict who we might see turn out for Town (but I'm sure I'll still manage to make a mess of predicting the starting eleven). Here's who I think Carlos will pick… Goalkeeper: Ben Hamer I thought that Hamer had a pretty good game against Norwich. He couldn't be blamed for the game's only goal and his distribution was quick and precise. It's going to take a long run of games like last weekend for Hamer to regain his confidence and the trust of Town fans. The longer he goes without...

Sep182020 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

8 talking point from Carlos Corberán’s pre-Brentford press conference

Matches, News, Opinion

Carlos Corberán spoke with the press yesterday to answer questions about tomorrow's game against Brentford. Below are the main things that he revealed with his answers and a few of my thoughts about what he said. Danny Ward's injury and the lack of strikers Danny Ward's hamstring is still knacked, he's having a scan on it next week. I've no idea why he hasn't had one this week, seeing as he had this issue before the Norwich game. It doesn't sound like a bad injury but the fact it's not cleared up in a week suggests it could be worse than initially expected. With Town's only other senior striker only just coming back from injury it leaves us very short up top. Will Town try to speed through transfer business to help with the striker issue? Carlos doesn't want to rush into signings and ...

Sep172020 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments

Transfer rumour roundup – Who might be coming and going from Huddersfield Town?

Transfers

Huddersfield Town head into Saturday's game with Brentford with a squad that is still worryingly thin. So it's no surprise that Town fans are chomping at the bit for news of any potential transfers on the horizon. Below is a summary of the rumours that have been flying around about Town lately. Some feel a lot less likely than others but I thought I’d present them all anyway just in case they come to anything down the line. Carl Eiting from Ajax Let’s start with the most exciting rumour that emerged yesterday afternoon. Carl Eiting has been linked with a loan move to Town after a few injury-hit seasons at Ajax stalled his promising start in the game. He was part of the crop of Ajax youngsters that include big-money Premier League transfers this summer, Ziyech and van de Beek. He looks ...

Sep162020 by Terrier Spirit10 Comments

Journalist says Huddersfield Town are in talks about signing three different midfielders

Opinion, Transfers

Alan Nixon, a journalist that often has stories about goings on behind the scenes at Huddersfield Town, has said on Twitter that Town are currently sniffing around three different midfielders. The journalist expressed his surprise at the club pursuing three targets for the same position but our squad is so things I wouldn't be stunned if this report turned out to be true. Who could the three midfield targets be? Nixon didn't expand upon who these players were but I'm willing to speculate about who at least two of them could be. Bear in kind this is just me putting together past rumours and isn't based on any inside knowledge. https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1305966381452734466 Robbie Gotts from Leeds Robbie Gotts has been linked with Town throughout the transfer window. Th...

Sep152020 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments

How many new signings do Huddersfield Town need?

Matches, Transfers

Huddersfield Town’s squad is worryingly thin at the moment. Everyone knows that new players are needed but which positions are most desperately in need of being filled? To answer this question, I’m going to take a look at every position on the pitch and look at what options Town currently have. Some areas look well-stocked whereas other parts of the pitch are severely lacking. Goalkeeper - options but too many monkeys on too many backs Ben Hamer Joel Pereira Ryan Schofield This is an area of the pitch where we could have issues this season. Ben Hamer has struggled for form all the time he's been at Town (including while on loan at Derby). His understudy, Pereira had an even worse time of it last season at Hearts. It's not clear where Schofield falls in the pecking order ...

Sep142020 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

6 revealing stats from Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Norwich

Opinion, Tactics

There is a wealth of data that comes out of every football game played these days. Trying to make sense of all the stats can be tricky, so I've cherry picked six statistics from Town's defeat to Norwich to try and make sense of the game and the problems Town currently face. Only 1 out of 12 crosses found a Town player Whipping balls into the box from wide positions seems to a major part of our new attacking strategy. Despite Town having relatively few chances to attack in this game we still managed to get twelve crosses off. The problem is that only one of them found a man. There were always plenty of Town players getting forward when we attacked but we consistently failed to find them in good positions. This suggests the quality of the balls in weren't good enough or the players in the...

Sep132020 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

My 11 favourite tweets from Huddersfield Town fans following Norwich defeat

Matches, Social media

Huddersfield Town fans are a broad church and represent a wide spectrum of opinions. Twitter is a melting pot where these views are expressed and that's what happens yesterday after Town's defeat to Norwich. Here are a selection of my favourite tweets about yesterday's game. HTAFC Statto reminds us that we don't tend to start well https://twitter.com/HTAFC_STATTO/status/1304852148337991680 We beat Brentford on the opening day of the promotion season and Crystal Palace in our first Premier League game and haven't won any of the rest since 2011. I suspect this trend may go back even further but haven't had time to research it. Losing by a single goal is better than expected https://twitter.com/Ben_Harrison25/status/1304836778151620610 I agree with Ben, we performed...

Sep132020 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

8 thoughts on Huddersfield Town’s opening day defeat to Norwich – Fashion choices, squad gaps, positives, mistakes and more

Matches, Opinion, Transfers

Huddersfield Town lost to Norwich in yesterday's opening Championship fixture. As a Town fan I've become something of a connoisseur of defeat this last couple of years. This was definitely one of the more palatable beating we've had. Plenty of positives, bad luck to bemoan and a decent performance. Here are a few of my thoughts about the game, including my thoughts on Carlos Corberán's sartorial choices. Early signs of the new approach This was the first league game under Corberán and I was pleased by how the new system is developing. Managers are excellent at talking about their intention to attack and press the opposition but it often doesn't materialise. This wasn't the case yesterday and it was obvious we were doing things differently. The work rate from the players without the ball ...