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Jan32024 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Sloppy goals, upward curves, dull but talented Foxes, and transfer needs – notes on Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Leicester

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Huddersfield Town were soundly beaten by Leicester City yesterday, and I'm not sure there's a lot we can draw from a 4-1 scoreline against a team that are in the wrong league and are certain to be promoted as champions unless they implode between now and May. While Town were far from perfect, particularly in the individual moments that led to the goals, this game was such a mis-match that it's not much of a concern compared to other defeats we have suffered. A bit too easy for Leicester Having tried to keep some perspective in the introduction, it was a bit galling to watch Leicester toy with Town in much the same way that my cat plays with the half-dead mice it brings through the cat flap. My cat will disinterestedly bat around his prey for a while, bored and hoping to see a bit of...

Aug162023 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Diarra’s influence, happy in defeat?, front foot Terriers, Leicester not at their best, signings please! – notes on Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Leicester

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Huddersfield Town lost to Leicester at the weekend but despite not picking up any points, it was a decent performance from the Terriers and most fans came away happy (some are never happy!). The slight concern is that we had a few chances that we failed to take and the goal we conceded was slightly soft, as it’s one Nicholls probably shouldn’t have let through his legs. But after being written off before the game, Town got up in Leicester’s face and didn’t allow them to settle. Here are my thoughts on the game… A good defeat? How good can a defeat really be? Neil Warnock said after the game that any fans that weren’t happy after that game needed their heads checking. I can see his point too. It was a really entertaining match, with lots of action at both ends of the p...

Aug122023 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Leicester

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Huddersfield Town head into their opening home game of the season as distant outsiders, with the bookies fancying recently-relegated Leicester to brush aside the Terriers. While Neil Warnock grumbles about how the bookmakers always write him and his teams off, that’s just the way he likes it really and he’ll no doubt be using the odds for this game as an opportunity to take the pressure off his players and to encourage them to go out and enjoy themselves against one of the Championship’s most fancied teams. Leicester won their opening game of the season against Coventry last weekend, overcoming an early scare when they went 1-0 down to a set piece goal, before a second-half Dewsbury-Hall brace secured the three points for them. They’re managed by Pep Guardiola disciple Enzo Maresca, an...

Apr72019 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Huddersfield Town 1-4 Leicester City: Town can’t shake the losing habit

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were convincingly beaten once again in the Premier League. This time it was Leicester that willingly took advantage of Town’s generous nature. Despite Town’s hard work, there was a lack of creativity and trickery that made Leicester’s afternoon far easier than it should have been. Löwe and Mooy start on the wings I think Siewert’s team selections so far have been good. He’s been willing to drop established players in favour of those he thinks can do a better job and has shown he’s got different ideas to David Wagner about how to get the best out of this squad. Having said that, I think he made an error in putting Mooy and Löwe on the wings at the start of yesterday’s game. I wouldn’t say either of them had a bad game, in fact Löwe was picked for Man of the Match, but...

Sep242018 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

The 3 basic mistakes that led to Huddersfield Town’s 3-1 defeat to Leicester

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were defeated 3-1 by Leicester City, in a match that Town were punished for a series of silly mistakes. While we also spurned good opportunities at the other end, I’ll remember this game for how easily we let our opponents score against us. Here are my thoughts on the individual errors that led to the goals... Erik Durm has a rush of blood to the head Leicester first goal was the sort that you don’t see many teams concede. Town had a corner but contrived to turn our advantage to Leicester having three players running clear through on our goal. There were a few people you could point the finger at for this goal, but the biggest error came from Erik Durm. He was one of the players hanging back to defend against the counter, and left his post to intercept a loose bal...

Jan22018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

PLAYER RATINGS: Leicester 3-0 Huddersfield Town

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Town were beaten 3-0 by Leicester at the King Power Stadium. It was a poor performance from Town, particularly after Mahrez’s opener early in the second-half. Here are my player ratings after another disappointing away day in the Premier League. Lössl - 6 out of 10 I think he could have done better for the second goal, where he committed a bit too early when Slimani was through on goal. Not that it was his fault but he could have made it harder for the opposition by staying on his feet for longer. Löwe - 6 out of 10 Had a tough task in marking Mahrez and mostly did a good job. Sadly wasn’t anywhere near him when he scored his goal though. Wagner said he had a painkilling injection in his foot to play but it now sounds like he could be out for a while. Schindler - 8 out of 10 O...

Jan12018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

PREVIEW: Leicester away – predicted lineup, tactics, and score

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Huddersfield Town take on Leicester on New Year's Day at the King Power Stadium. It comes just two days after Town’s 0-0 draw with Burnley and marks the end of the hectic Christmas schedule for Town. Here’s a look forward to Monday’s game… Predicted lineup David Wagner has consistently played weakened teams in the cups since he’s been at Town, so I suspect he’ll pick the best available team for Leicester and a weakened team in the FA Cup next weekend. For Leicester this might mean bringing in fresh legs in some areas but sticking with his mainstays in others. Lössl, Zanka and Schindler should start again. Both fullbacks will switch, as Hadergjonaj went off at half-time against Burnley and Malone had a bit of a stinker. Hogg and Mooy are our two first-choice midfielders but I...

Sep172017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

6 talking points from the Leicester home game

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town drew one all with Leicester in their latest Premier League game. It was a relief to see Huddersfield recapture their “terrier spirit” after a lacklustre performance in their defeat against West Ham. Here are some of the major talking points from the game... Kachunga’s “offside" goal and the case for video refereeing Elias Kachunga nodded in from Zanka’s strike and had the goal disallowed. In the stadium, I thought the linesman had made a good call because he was on his own when he headed home. However, the replay shows it was incredibly tight and was most probably onside. Two points could be the difference between survival and relegation for Town (or Champions League or Europa League qualification). It seems cruel that such fine margins could have such a huge influe...

Sep162017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Player ratings – Huddersfield Town 1-1 Leicester

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Huddersfield Town were unlucky to only draw 1-1 with Leicester after they dominated long spells of the match. Leicester were unusually quiet and their best players struggled to make an impact on the game. While Town might have been unlucky to only come away with the point, there were smiles all round at the end. Town have once again played an established Premier League team and looked completely comfortable. The performance was more important than the result in my opinion, after a poor showing against West Ham earlier in the week. Jonas Lössl - 7 out if 10 The Danish keeper had very little to do all afternoon, (apart from fetching the ball out of the net after Vardy's penalty) which shows how well Town played. His distribution was very good as usual, though he played a few balls out t...

Sep152017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Everything you need to know about the Leicester home game

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Huddersfield Town take on Leicester City at home this Saturday. The game comes just five days after the 2-0 defeat to West Ham at the London Stadium, and presents Town with a chance to put that uncharacteristic performance behind them. Leicester won the league in 2015/16 and are a tough side to play. Town aren't likely to have things all their own way against the Foxes. We may be allowed to have possession of the ball, but Leicester are one of the most dangerous counter-attacking sides in the league. Vardy and Mahrez will be waiting to pounce on the slightest error and could punish any sloppiness at the back. Even without making a mistake, Vardy's raw pace will be a real test of our defence. Regardless of the result, I'm looking forward to seeing some of the best players in the Premier ...