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Dec212017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

BOOK REVIEW: Underdog – The Inside Story of Huddersfield Town’s 2016-17 Promotion Campaign by Raj Bains

Opinion

Underdog is a book that tells the story of Huddersfield Town’s incredible promotion season, where they started tipped for relegation and finished with an incredible playoff final victory and a place in the Premier League. Raj Bains carried out interviews with David Wagner, Dean Hoyle, the players and the backroom staff to get an interesting look at what was going on behind the scenes last season. The access he managed to get, and the insight from the interviews was the standout thing about this book and justified the cost in my eyes. Fresh insight into a well trodden story There’s been a bit of a media circus around Huddersfield Town and the people involved with the club since our promotion to the Premier League, so it’s impressive that Bains managed to get previously unheard informat...

Dec172017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

The 17 best tweets from the Watford away game

Social media

Social media can be a dispiriting place when Town lose. But after the 4-1 victory over Watford it was a delight to see the tweets roll in. Here are some of my favourite tweets about yeterday's game. Will perfectly reworks Wham's Christmas hit https://twitter.com/W_Parkin/status/942103934465921024 Reece Dinsdale shows how football fandom spans generations https://twitter.com/reece_dinsdale/status/942139095115075586 Kurt could be looking at a noise abatement order soon! https://twitter.com/hudderskurt/status/942055713874108417 Collin Quaner receives a lot of love https://twitter.com/bbc606/status/942097886312935424 https://twitter.com/forevertown/status/942174547981275136 https://twitter.com/JordanHTAFC/status/942060482625761283 https://twitter.com/jess_htfc/status/942077717385809...

Dec172017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Watford 1-4 Huddersfield Town: TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Matches

Huddersfield Town beat Watford 4-1 in a memorable encounter. Having not scored away from home since the opening day of the season, Town's drought turned into a flood of goals. Here are how the individual players performed. Lössl - 8 out of 10 Made a couple of key saves in the late stages to stop Watford from getting back in the game. Löwe - 7 out of 10 Was doing well until he had to be subbed due to injury. He looked gutted as he left the field just before half-time. Schindler - 8 out of 10 Not thoroughly tested, but broke up play well in midfield and provided a strong base for Town to build from. Zanka - 8 out of 10 Solid again. Made some good headed clearances to stop Watford from getting chances in the box. Hadergjonaj - 8 out 10 Up against one of the Premier League’s stand...

Dec152017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Watford v Huddersfield Town preview – Team selection, tactics, opposition info, history & score prediction

Matches

Huddersfield Town head to Vicarage Road on Saturday to play Watford in the Premier League. Town will hope to get back to winning ways, after a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in midweek. They’ll also want to break their away-from-home losing streak, which stretches back to the 0-0 draw with Burnley. Watford haven’t won in four games, so are struggling for form themselves. However, they’re a quality Premier League team with a young, ambitious manager. It will be a tough test for Town but, unlike against Chelsea, if Town play well they have a good chance of getting something. Predicted tactics against Watford I think that David Wagner will revert to his usual 4-2-3-1 system against Watford. The "deep block" 4-5-1 system we played against Chelsea was scuppered by individual errors and made it hard...

Dec132017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Huddersfield Town 1-3 Chelsea: The inquest (with player ratings)

Matches

Huddersfield Town hosted the current Premier League champions on a cold and rainy night in Yorkshire. Town were outclassed by Chelsea's expensively assembled team and struggled to get a foothold in the game. It’s never nice to see your team lose, but we were playing a team that’s far above the level Town are operating on. There were a few positives from the night, particularly Depoitre’s goal, but it was one of our more disappointing Premier League performances. They can’t all be swashbuckling performances and cup-final atmospheres. Sometimes we’re going to get beaten by a better team. This article will chew over some of the talking points from the game and rate the players. Tactics against the top-six clubs: what can Town do? David Wagner employed the tactics I predicted in my Chels...

Dec112017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Town v Chelsea predictions – should we go for it or play it safe?

Matches

The 2-0 victory over Brighton wasn’t just three Premier League points in the bag, it was a great team performance from Town too. The style of play, work-rate, and bravery that Town were famous for last season was back in abundance. It was wonderful to see Town play with freedom and attacking intent. When Town have played against top opposition this season we’ve often been reluctant to attack too much for fear of being exposed at the back. This article will try to predict what team David Wagner will pick against Chelsea, the tactics Town will use, and how it’s going to work out for Town. Which system should Town play to beat Chelsea? Town were great against Brighton, playing the 4-2-3-1 system that David Wagner has implemented at his time with the club. It might be tempting for him to...

Dec102017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

In support of clappers: noise = success

Opinion

This is a very short post to nail my colours to the mast, and say that I’m a fan of the clappers that Huddersfield Town have been putting out for every home game this season. I’ve seen a lot of snarky comments about them from both Town and opposition fans but I’ve not heard a convincing argument against them. Typically they’re described as tinpot, embarrassing, or plastic. For anyone that’s sampled the atmosphere that’s been created at the John Smith’s Stadium this season, they know that there’s nothing fake about the enthusiasm from the stands, even if the decibel levels are increased with the help of a few thousand bits of folded cardboard. Spine-tingling atmosphere on all four sides of the pitch I understand that the clappers aren’t the only reason there’s a good amount of noise ge...

Dec102017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion: Player ratings

Matches

Huddersfield Town beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 at the John Smith’s Stadium. It was a stunning performance from the Terriers. David Wagner reverted back to the tactics that worked so well last season, and it produced a great display of attacking football that epitomised the Terrier Spirit. Here are my player ratings for the match: Lössl - 7 out of 10 Made an incredible save from a Murray header early on, which turned out to be offside but still showed excellent reactions. He took a few risks with his passing, but he always found his man. Löwe - 7 out of 10 Made some great crosses from open play and from corners. Linked up well with Big Col and overlapped when the chance was there. His corner for the first goal was excellent, picking out Schindler at the new post and the flick on...

Dec82017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Predictions for Huddersfield Town v Brighton: teams, scoreline, and tactics

Matches

Town will look to break their four game losing streak agaisnt Brighton and Hove Albion at the John Smith’s Stadium this weekend. Here’s the TerrierSpirit.com predictions for the game, including the likely tactics, starting XI and scoreline. David Wagner’s tactics to beat Brighton I think playing a fellow newly-promoted team at home gives David Wagner a chance to revert back to the typical brand of football he likes Town to play. In recent games, it’s felt like our tactics have been a reaction to the opposition but on Saturday we should play our natural game. This means a 4-2-3-1 formation, with overlapping wingbacks, wingers taking up inside-forward positions to support the striker, and a number ten dictating play and creating chances. We’ve drifted away from some of the tactics that ...

Dec82017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Brighton at home is Town’s most important game of the season so far (but it’s not a must-win)

Opinion

Huddersfield Town have lost their four previous Premier League games prior to Brighton’s visit to the John Smith’s Stadium this weekend. This is one of the few games we’ll have all season where we’re the bookies’ favourite to win the match. These are two reasons why the game on Saturday is huge. A win against Brighton can change our momentum Last season playing Brighton was one of the most daunting prospects Town faced. Despite Brighton having invested significantly in their team since then, they now represent one of the least scary prospects now we’re in the Premier League. Playing Brighton at home means we’ve got a chance to play our own game more, and spend less time worrying about the opposition. Over the last few games, there’s been less evidence of the Terrier Spirit style of fo...