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Aug262018 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

Huddersfield Town 0-0 Cardiff City – Player ratings (One player gets 2/10)

Matches

Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City played out a drab goalless draw, where there were few chances and the main talking point was Jonathan Hogg’s red card. Before the game it had been billed as the start of our season, but it felt more like a false start. Here’s my player ratings from the game… Ben Hamer - N/A A defensive mixup early on meant he had to rush out and got tangled up with an onrushing Cardiff played. Had to come off injured too early to give him a score for this game. Terence Kongolo - 8 out of 10 I’ve been critical of Kongolo’s attacking ability when he’s playing as a leftback, but he was great against Cardiff. He made some excellent tackles in defense, but he really shone when going forward and was the only Town player that looked capable of getting through Cardiff’s de...

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI for the Cardiff game

Matches

Huddersfield Town take on Cardiff today in Town’s first game of the season. Or third game. I can’t keep up on whether we’re starting the season again or not. It would be nice if we could start again, as we’ve currently got no points and a minus eight goal difference. After two failed attempts to park the bus so far, the Cardiff game represents the first opportunity to see Town have a proper go at the opposition and get in their faces. Cardiff are a physical team and won’t shy away from a battle, so it should be a proper game of football. Here’s how I think Town will line up at kickoff today... Tactics: 4-2-3-1 with a high defensive line and aggressive press We’ve got to go for it in this game, so I predict we’ll see a return of David Wagner’s preferred formation. There should also ...

5 things to watch out for in the Huddersfield Town v Cardiff game

Matches

Huddersfield Town face Cardiff tomorrow, in a game that’s already being billed as a relegation six-pointer despite the season being only two games old. I’ve even seen one person on Twitter describe this game as the least appealing game in the history of the Premier League. Regardless of the naysayers, I’m really looking forward to this match. After a punishing couple of games to start our season, we’re now into a run of games which we can expect Town to be much more competitive. That doesn’t mean we’ll win, but it means we’re likely to see Town have more than 20% possession and may even see a goal or two. Here are a few things to look out for in the Cardiff game... A return to attacking football There’s been a lot of debate about David Wagner’s tactics in the first two games, but t...