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Ladapo scores! Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Barrow

Ladapo scores! Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Barrow

Matches
Huddersfield Town were 1-0 winners in their Canalside-based friendly against Barrow. While the scoreline was modest and the opponent hardly a footballing superpower, the game was a good run out for the squad. Football wasn’t the winner in this match, this was all about getting “minutes in the tank”. With all the first team and a few B Team players getting 45 minutes, this game served its purpose even if it was a bit of a non-event for a spectator. I often wonder how I'm going to find anything to write about these sorts of games. The one word review would be: meh. But regardless of the game being a pretty dull affair, there were little bits and pieces of intrigue that I’ll cover below.  The first half - Good in the first two thirds Lineup: Chapman, Eccleston, Feeney, Roughan, ...
Injuries, Youth, Tactics, Streaming, Wingers – 5 things to watch for in Huddersfield Town v Barrow

Injuries, Youth, Tactics, Streaming, Wingers – 5 things to watch for in Huddersfield Town v Barrow

Matches
Huddersfield Town take on Barrow in a behind closed doors game on Tuesday lunchtime. The one o'clock kick off is taking place at Canalside with fans only able to watch it via a £6 live stream through the club's website.  You could quibble that it's not really “behind closed doors” when the game is being streamed around the world, as the title suggests a game that nobody can know about. Though the results of Town's recent behind closed doors games have not been kept secret anyway, so it's a good thing it's going to be available for anyone silly enough to spend money watching on a pointless friendly (I will be among those stupid people). Is there an injury crisis? I wrote on Saturday about the players that were absent from the club's behind the scenes training video last week. ...