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Apr162023 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments
Both teams too timid, flight regrets, spark missing, lack of depth – notes on Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Swansea

Both teams too timid, flight regrets, spark missing, lack of depth – notes on Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Swansea

Matches
Huddersfield Town fell to a 1-0 defeat to Swansea yesterday, in a game where they saw little of the ball but managed to mostly frustrate our opponents and the game’s only goal was only conceded thanks to an unkind deflection that took it away from Vaclik.  It sounds like sour grapes to whinge about losing a game where your team only had 25% possession but this was Town’s first defeat in six games and they’ve had similar stats in most of those games too. I don’t think Town’s game plan was to blame for their defeat in this game, it was the execution of it that fell short, as they struggled to cause Swansea enough problems despite having opportunities.  Thankfully, results elsewhere were kind to Town and we’re still above the relegation zone but our position is precarious. With four ga...
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Apr152023 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments
Predicted lineup, passing to death, player to watch, how to win – Swansea v Huddersfield Town PREVIEW

Predicted lineup, passing to death, player to watch, how to win – Swansea v Huddersfield Town PREVIEW

Matches
Huddersfield Town take on Swansea this afternoon, after making the long journey from West Yorkshire to south Wales. It’s likely to be another tricky afternoon for the Terriers, as Swansea are a decent team who like to play possession football. So expect another game where Town see very little of the ball and have to play on the counter. That might actually suit Neil Warnock’s Terriers though, as our recent turn around in fortunes has mostly been built around dogged performances where we let the other team keep the ball and hit them on the counter and with set pieces rather than trying to do anything too fancy ourselves.  Town go into the game outside of the relegation zone with just five games to go and this game represents a chance to put some extra space between us and the drop ...
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Nov142022 by Terrier Spirit12 Comments
Passed to death, revealing xG stats, the table is weird and getting the World Cup break right – notes on Huddersfield Town’s draw with Swansea

Passed to death, revealing xG stats, the table is weird and getting the World Cup break right – notes on Huddersfield Town’s draw with Swansea

Matches
Wins are always happy occasions, even if you have to win ugly, it’s always nice to take three points. Defeats are never nice, even if you play well and lose valiantly, you’ve still tasted failure and that’s hard to take. Draws are awkward though as you have to make up a story to go along with the point that you take away from the game.  So some Town fans will have come away from the game against Swansea feeling happy about a battling performance where our injury ravaged side took a point from one of the league’s better teams and “on another day” (Fotheringham’s favourite post-match line) we could have taken all three. But other Town fans will have walked out of the stadium feeling frustrated at our lack of ambition and cutting edge in the final third, bemoaning how readily we allowed t...
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Jan172022 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments
Poisoned pen programme notes, midfield questions, The Balon b’Ore and tippy tappy tactics – Notes on Town’s draw with Swansea

Poisoned pen programme notes, midfield questions, The Balon b’Ore and tippy tappy tactics – Notes on Town’s draw with Swansea

Matches
Draws can be like those Rorschach tests used by psychologists in films. Rather than an ink blot that looks like a reproductive organ, a draw allows a football fan to project their deep rooted feelings about their team onto it. So if you've got reservations about Huddersfield Town then Saturday’s result was proof we can't hold leads, lack presence in midfield and blew an opportunity to win. If you're on the Carlos promotion party bus then this game was a valuable point against a team that were better than us on the day but weren't able to press home their advantage because we're such tricky Terriers. I'm not sure how I feel about this game but I'll probably work it out by the end of this article. What was the game plan? Our game plan worked in the first half but failed in th...
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Jan152022 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment
4 selection headaches for Carlos – Predicted lineup for Swansea at home

4 selection headaches for Carlos – Predicted lineup for Swansea at home

Matches
Huddersfield Town take on Swansea today at the John Smiths’ Stadium and everything is looking very rosey for the Terriers right now. The game promises a nearly full stadium thanks to a £5 ticket offer, the team are in the playoff positions, the ownership issues seem to be close to being concluded and there are surprisingly few injury issues to worry about. This doesn’t feel like Town at all. It would be easy to say defeat is virtually guaranteed because things never go this well for long for Town fans but even a beating today wouldn’t take away from the fact Town are far exceeding expectations right now. And Town are unquestionably in with a chance in today’s game because there have been incredibly few games this season where they haven’t at least been competitive. Aside from a handful...
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Sep282021 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments
Predicted Town XI for tonight, being consistently inconsistent, the Sorba slump and the Swansea inquest – Another Huddersfield Town roundup

Predicted Town XI for tonight, being consistently inconsistent, the Sorba slump and the Swansea inquest – Another Huddersfield Town roundup

Matches
Huddersfield Town were beaten 1-0 by Swansea at the weekend, in a game that could easily have been a much heavier loss for the Terriers if it hadn’t been for excellent goalkeeping work from Nicholls and some wasteful finishing from the Swans. Thankfully there isn’t a lot of time to dwell on this defeat as Blackburn will be travelling to the John Smiths’ tonight to give us a chance of arresting the mini slump we’ve entered. Prior to the Forest game the weekend before last, things had been incredibly positive around Huddersfield Town football club but consecutive defeats have brought the doom mongers out from wherever they hide when things are going well. Avoiding defeat tonight is essential to change Town’s momentum and keep them at the right end of the table. Here’s another roundup ...
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Sep252021 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments
Predicted lineup for Swansea away, Carlos’ tactical dilemma, O’Brien’s new deal and the Forest hangover – A Huddersfield Town roundup

Predicted lineup for Swansea away, Carlos’ tactical dilemma, O’Brien’s new deal and the Forest hangover – A Huddersfield Town roundup

Matches
Huddersfield Town are in South Wales today to take on Swansea. After losing last week it feels like today’s game could offer a sign of whether the Forest game was a blip or if our previous good form was actually just a prolonged period of good fortune that has now come to an end. Is Carlos the messiah or a very naughty boy? It still feels hard to tell. I’m not going to just talk about today’s game in this post. A busy few days has meant that I’ve not been able to find time to write articles about Town’s deserved defeat to Notts Forest last weekend or Lewis O’Brien’s new contract that was announced earlier this week. So, inspired by those secured loan adverts of yesteryear, I’m going to consolidate all my Town ramblings on these subjects into one easy to manage article. Losing to For...
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Feb222021 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments
“Superb” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s 4-1 victory over Swansea (better late than never!)

“Superb” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s 4-1 victory over Swansea (better late than never!)

Matches
Where did that come from?! Huddersfield Town managed their first victory of 2021 in their best performance of the season at a time when they seemed to be in terminal decline. While the three points are incredibly useful, the win could mean even more in the context of this season, as this result should help boost the Terrier's badly dented confidence and provide a template for them to follow in future games.  While some of the ongoing problems at Town were evident in the first half, a breathtaking 10-minute spell at the start of the second half led to Town being comfortable winners even before an unlucky injury reduced the Swans to 10 men for the closing stages. Here are my ratings for Town's players.  Ryan Schofield - 5 out of 10  He was lucky to be bailed out by Sar...
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Feb202021 by Terrier Spirit14 Comments
Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Swansea today

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Swansea today

Matches
I didn't bother with a team prediction article for the last game because it seemed fairly obvious who would start against Middlesbrough. Against Swansea today there are a few more questions about who should play and Corberán will have to decide whether to persevere with senior players that are playing poorly or to experiment with youth against one of the league's best teams.  Whatever the lineup, Town haven't won in 2021 and Swansea haven't lost, so it's likely to be a tough afternoon for the Terriers.  Goalkeeper:Schofield  The young keeper looks increasingly nervous between the sticks and is getting erratic with his decision making. He was lucky that Middlesbrough's free kick goal was chalked off for offside as otherwise his bizarre decision to come for a ball he...
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Oct192020 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments
Carlos’ lucky chinos, imaginative strategies, yapping dogs, a niggly ref & maximum effort – notes on the Swansea win

Carlos’ lucky chinos, imaginative strategies, yapping dogs, a niggly ref & maximum effort – notes on the Swansea win

Matches, Tactics
Huddersfield Town beat Swansea 2-1 in a hard fought encounter in South Wales yesterday. It wasn't the purest form of Carlosball we’ve seen so far but it was the most impressive win under Corberán in my view. Swansea are a good team that have started the season well but we came with a gameplan which, with a bit of luck, paid off. Here are a few of my unassociated ramblings about the game... Getting the tactics right We didn’t start this game particularly well and seemed to invite a lot of pressure onto ourselves which led to several good chances for Swansea in the opening exchanges. Thankfully Jamal Lowe spurned the best of these and injured himself in the process, which diminished his influence for the rest of the game. Town didn’t sparkle in the first half but there was a steady impro...
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