Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win against Wigan
It’s hard to know how to approach a write-up of last night’s game against Wigan, where Huddersfield Town won 1-0. The victory saw Town extend their unbeaten run in the league to eight games and was also our seventh consecutive win at home, so whichever way you slice it, this result is part of a wider upturn in Huddersfield Town’s fortunes. However, the game also saw some of the club’s persistent problems from this season continue. Our strikers were mostly hard-working but poor, the football we play is stodgy and dull for long periods, and it takes four times as many chances than other teams to actually get the ball in the net.
Winning games when you’re not at your best is what successful teams do. Though those teams tend to play well with the rare average performance, Town seem to...