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Dec212020 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments
“I’m hoping we extend his contract to fend off potential suitors” – Huddersfield Town player ratings for Watford victory

“I’m hoping we extend his contract to fend off potential suitors” – Huddersfield Town player ratings for Watford victory

Matches
Huddersfield Town beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday to nudge themselves into the top half of the table just in time for Christmas. The result came after some good fortune with both of our goals but it's hard to say it wasn't deserved after such a lot of work went into keeping Watford at bay. There still feels to be plenty of room for improvement with the team but there were signs of further progress in this game. We cut out costly defensive errors and forced a few out of the opposition. Here are my ratings for each player. Ryan Schofield - 8 out of 10 Made some excellent close range saves which he made look easy because of his good positioning. The young keeper was a key part of winning this game and looks like he may be ready for a longer run in the team. His distribution was mostly very g...
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Dec202020 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments
The dark arts, hard graft, the table & an Mbenza masterclass – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 win over Watford

The dark arts, hard graft, the table & an Mbenza masterclass – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 win over Watford

Matches, Opinion
If I told you that Huddersfield Town featured in a game were a goalkeeper mistake and a spectacular own goal decided the game you would be forgiven for thinking Town had another error-riddled outing. Thankfully it was Watford who made these mistakes and we had the tenacity and team-spirit to cling onto a two-goal lead that was so generously gifted to us in our final game before Christmas. There was a lot more than just good fortune that contributed to Huddersfield Town running out victors over a team that clearly had superior individuals but couldn’t quite come together to produce a convincing attacking display. In no particular order, here are a few of my thoughts on the game... A hard grafting performance The Carlos Corberán era has seen Town trying to play attacking and attractive f...
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Dec192020 by Terrier Spirit12 Comments
Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Watford

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Watford

Matches
Huddersfield Town host Watford this afternoon in their final game of an intense period of double-game weeks. The squad will have the luxury of a full week before they next return to action against Barnsley on Boxing Day. The need to rotate players should be reduced because we've not got a midweek game to consider so I'd expect to see close to our best available starting eleven. Goalkeeper: Schofield Hamer's injury niggle is clearly worse than it originally sounded as he's going to miss today's game too. I can't say I'm bothered as it's nice to see Schofield getting more first team experience. I was surprised by some of Carlos' comments in the pre-match press conference about his goalkeepers playing out from the back. He said he would prefer Schofield to play long more often but it is t...
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Oct272018 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Watford 3-0 Huddersfield – Player ratings after a dismal defeat

Matches, Opinion
After a series of promising performances without a win to show from them, Huddersfield Town hoped something would change against Watford. Sadly it did, rather than playing well and losing we changed to playing poorly and losing. Most of our recent defeats have had a "What if..." feeling to them, where we've blamed our bad luck, bad referees, and too much paint on the goalposts denying Town. Against Watford we just weren't good enough. There were brief flashes of promise, but generally it was a poor performance, and too many players had bad games. Here's exactly what I thought of each of Town's players... Jonas Lössl - 5 out of 10 Couldn’t do much about the first goal, but may feel like he should have saved the second, which was fired in from a tight angle. A last ditch clearance avoid...
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Apr152018 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments
5 thoughts about Huddersfield Town’s incredible 1-0 win over Watford

5 thoughts about Huddersfield Town’s incredible 1-0 win over Watford

Matches, Opinion
Wow! Town managed to pull off an unlikely 1-0 victory in a tight game against Watford that was decided by an exceptional moment in injury time. Tom Ince slotted home from close range after Zanka produced a wonderful square pass with the outside of his boot. Here are a few of my thoughts about the match... Not a classic game, but a good performance from Town Before Ince popped up with the winner the game seemed destined to for a 0-0 draw. Town put in a spirited performance but we had the same old problem of struggling to convert decent football into clear chances. Watford looked low on confidence and our pressing game forced them into making poor mistakes when attacking Town in the final third. We seemed the more aggressive and positive of the two teams but we didn’t manage a sh...
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Apr132018 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments
Watford scouting report – What can Town expect on Saturday?

Watford scouting report – What can Town expect on Saturday?

Matches
Huddersfield Town take on Watford at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday in a game that could be crucial for Town’s fight for Premier League survival. Here’s some information about Town’s opposition, "The Hornets". Watford’s season so far Watford were one of this season’s surprise packages in the early stages. They picked up some good results and played nice football, with new signing Richarlison scoring and assisting on a regular basis, and then-manager Marco Silva being hailed as the next big thing. While Watford have spent most of the season in the top half, their recent dip in form has seen them drop to twelfth place. Marco Silva is long gone, and Richarlison hasn't hit the heights he achieved earlier in the season. They’ve not won in their last four games, so will be look...
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Apr112018 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments
Is the Watford match a “must-win game” for Huddersfield Town?

Is the Watford match a “must-win game” for Huddersfield Town?

Opinion
In December last year our home game against Brighton was classed as a “must-win” match by some. This was despite the fact we were less than half-way through the season and Town were comfortably outside the relegation zone at the time. Since that game fans and pundits have regularly debated whether games are “must win” or not. In my eyes, this weekend’s game against Watford is the first game that could potentially be classed as a game Town have to win. There’s still arguments against using such hyperbolic language, but I thought it was having a quick look at whether it is a must-win game or not. Why Saturday’s game could be classed as “must-win” Huddersfield Town have five games left this season, after the Watford match we play Everton, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Arsenal. When t...
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Dec172017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments
The 17 best tweets from the Watford away game

The 17 best tweets from the Watford away game

Social media
Social media can be a dispiriting place when Town lose. But after the 4-1 victory over Watford it was a delight to see the tweets roll in. Here are some of my favourite tweets about yeterday's game. Will perfectly reworks Wham's Christmas hit https://twitter.com/W_Parkin/status/942103934465921024 Reece Dinsdale shows how football fandom spans generations https://twitter.com/reece_dinsdale/status/942139095115075586 Kurt could be looking at a noise abatement order soon! https://twitter.com/hudderskurt/status/942055713874108417 Collin Quaner receives a lot of love https://twitter.com/bbc606/status/942097886312935424 https://twitter.com/forevertown/status/942174547981275136 https://twitter.com/JordanHTAFC/status/942060482625761283 https://twitter.com/jess_htfc/status/942077717385809...
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Dec172017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment
Watford 1-4 Huddersfield Town: TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Watford 1-4 Huddersfield Town: TerrierSpirit.com player ratings

Matches
Huddersfield Town beat Watford 4-1 in a memorable encounter. Having not scored away from home since the opening day of the season, Town's drought turned into a flood of goals. Here are how the individual players performed. Lössl - 8 out of 10 Made a couple of key saves in the late stages to stop Watford from getting back in the game. Löwe - 7 out of 10 Was doing well until he had to be subbed due to injury. He looked gutted as he left the field just before half-time. Schindler - 8 out of 10 Not thoroughly tested, but broke up play well in midfield and provided a strong base for Town to build from. Zanka - 8 out of 10 Solid again. Made some good headed clearances to stop Watford from getting chances in the box. Hadergjonaj - 8 out 10 Up against one of the Premier League’s stand...
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Dec152017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments
Watford v Huddersfield Town preview – Team selection, tactics, opposition info, history & score prediction

Watford v Huddersfield Town preview – Team selection, tactics, opposition info, history & score prediction

Matches
Huddersfield Town head to Vicarage Road on Saturday to play Watford in the Premier League. Town will hope to get back to winning ways, after a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in midweek. They’ll also want to break their away-from-home losing streak, which stretches back to the 0-0 draw with Burnley. Watford haven’t won in four games, so are struggling for form themselves. However, they’re a quality Premier League team with a young, ambitious manager. It will be a tough test for Town but, unlike against Chelsea, if Town play well they have a good chance of getting something. Predicted tactics against Watford I think that David Wagner will revert to his usual 4-2-3-1 system against Watford. The "deep block" 4-5-1 system we played against Chelsea was scuppered by individual errors and made it hard...
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