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Sep182020 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

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

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 ...

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...

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 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 ...

Sep132020 by Terrier Spirit16 Comments

“A great performance from a player I’ve spent a lot of time slagging off.” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 defeat to Norwich

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town lost to Norwich in a game of few chances that was decided by a mistake from Richard Stearman, made shortly after being elbowed in the face by a Norwich player. It was an unfortunate way to lose a game but there were lots of positives to take away. While it’s never nice to lose, this felt like one of the more acceptable losses we’ve had lately. We were up against quality opposition, we were a bit unlucky and there were signs of the new style starting to take effect. Which hopefully explains why these scores may seem high for a defeat. Ben Hamer - 7 out of 10 No blunders! He made a good save in the second half but clumsily spilt the ball into danger but Stearman swept in to save his blushes. Otherwise this was a pretty good Hamer performance, his distribution was pretty ...

Sep122020 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Norwich

Matches, Opinion

Carlos Corberán will lead Huddersfield Town for his first Championship game as Head coach later today, when we take on newly-relegated Norwich. Last weekend's Cup defeat to Rochdale and the two friendlies before saw Corberán introduce some of Town's academy players into the first team. Players returning from injury mean that we don't need to rely on the kids but some may have forced their way into the team anyway. Here's how I think Town will line up for the curtain raiser. Goalkeeper: Hamer I think Pereira would have started against Rochdale last week if he was going to be our first choice keeper in the league. Hamer's struggles at Town have been well documented but he's been given a new start under Carlos and will hopefully turn over a new leaf. I'm worried about his confidence bein...

Sep112020 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Sunshine and kittens! The happy clapper preview of HTAFC’s chances this season

Matches, Opinion

This is the second part of a two-part season preview. The first looked at all the reasons to be miserable about Town's chances this season. This article will focus on things to make Town fans feel positive about for the forthcoming season. So pop on your blue and white tinted spectacles and let's get try generate some warm fuzzy feelings. There's a chance for the academy lads to shine Matt Busby famously said "If you're good enough, you're old enough." and that will be how Corberán approaches his team selection this season. He was brought in, at least in part, because he's proven at improving young players and getting them playing first team football. There will be opportunities for our academy players to get into the first team this season and it's exciting to see how they do. Just fr...

Sep102020 by Terrier Spirit25 Comments

Announce relegation! A miserable preview of Huddersfield Town’s chances this season

Matches, Opinion

This is the first of a two part series of articles. Rather than produce a balanced preview of Huddersfield Town's chances in the coming season, I've separated the positive and the negative. And because I'm a Town fan, I'm going to start with the negative. This article will look at the reasons why Town fans can feel gloomy about the season ahead. I'll be posting the article with reasons to feel positive soon, so keep your eyes peeled. Corberán is inexperienced The fact Corberán is managing in the Championship for the first time means he’s an unknown quantity. It's possible he'll be brilliant but he could also be rubbish. He has some experience abroad and as a number two in the Championship but neither will have fully prepare him for what lies ahead this season. There are good ...

Sep92020 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Championship league predictions – Huddersfield Town to narrowly escape the drop

Matches, Opinion

The Championship season is due to start on Saturday, following one of the shortest ever post-season breaks (despite it feeling like a very long time since Town were beaten by Millwall and the Cowley brothers were sacked less than 48 hours later). As we embark upon a new season, I have decided to put together my predictions for the Championship this season. Any regular readers of the blog will know my predictions are often wayward and I expect this will be no different. Feel free to bookmark this page and come back to it in May to tell me how deluded my opinions were. Automatic spots - Brentford to win it and Watford to finish 2nd It feels like Brentford have been creeping closer to promotion every season for a number of years and I think this could be their time to shine. Despite the li...

Sep72020 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

What time of day to Huddersfield Town usually announce new signings?

Opinion, Transfers

This is one of those articles that I'm not particularly proud to have put together. I've gone back through the announcement tweets for every player Huddersfield Town have signed since the start of last season and looked at the time these announcements were made. I've used this data to work out when Huddersfield Town usually announce their new signings. I had a hunch that late afternoon or early evening were the most common time for new arrivals to be unveiled but I've now got the data to see if this hunch is correct. What is the average time that signings are announced? The average time of day for an announcement is 4.26pm. This average is dragged later in the day by the couple of deadline signings (Willock and Lössl's loan deals) we made in January late into the evening. Even so, the vast...