Huddersfield Town Post Match Thoughts

[avondalemiller]

The scary thing Mike is that Stubbs thinks that 1 shot on target in 90 mins is the best away performance of the season.

It was by far a better performance away from home, there is no denying that. But we have come away with nothing. Yes, it is a plus in terms of the performance, and it is a plus that I thought that the team showed a lot of character. I said to them a couple of weeks ago it is small margins for a dozen teams in this league, there is not an awful lot between them. I say it again, we probably have three or four opportunities to clear the first goal, we have to do better. I'll keep beating the drum until they get it right. It is the only way because we are not good enough to give teams a start.”
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that last sentence say's it all...............AS, we're still not good enough when "they" gives us up to 2 goals start, sorry pal, you have to go..............

[CTMilller]

This was my first game this season so I don't really have a reference point in terms of relative direness but here goes

I thought we were often asleep at the wheel in the first half. They streamed through us with ease with some good fast interchange play in the channels and on the wings and we seemed a half yard off the pace. The first goal was a combination of misunderstandings with Ball playing a horrific cross goal attempt at a clearance - the sort that not very talented school boys do by mistake - that got knocked into the path of the scorer. We were incapable of breaking down their play in midfield and so rarely progressed far in their half. The problem of desperately clearing the ball straight to a blue and white shirt seemed to be a repeat of what I've heard week-in and week-out on Millersplayer. Ward seemed fairly sharp when he occasionally got the ball and Izzie tried to be snaky but kept being pushed off the ball too easily. Our goal was well worked and proved again what we can do when we get that rare thing - possession.

Second half I felt we came increasingly into the game. The sort of losing performance that you kind of expect against a team that's doing well and on a roll. The key to it was that we suddenly seemed to realize that if we broke their play down in midfield good things might happen. No, we weren't brilliant but we seemed to do basic things quite well and despite some iffy moments and a period of seemingly endless corners to The Terriers, I didn't fear for our lives every time they came forward - as I had in the first half. From where I sat Fisher seemed very solid and, after his poor start, Ball was reasonably capable - as was Mattock. Taylor came more into the game and while Adeyemi seemed clumsy and unsure, he did manage to get into some goodish positions. Sadly, Izzie wasn't having a great day and while strived to make some winning plays, he seemed to run into trouble too often. Not sure if anybody else noticed it but he was rubbing his chest quite often and seemed in pain - which may be why he was substituted.

I genuinely thought we had a chance to take a point in the last 10 minutes and we made Huddersfield look fairly ordinary. Ward made some excellent runs to connect with balls over the top and was quite a handful.

Overall, too little too late and poor defending meant we missed what might have been a good if perhaps a bit lucky 1-1 draw. Not especially merited but we would have just about been worth it. Thought the Huddersfield crowd were good and noisy and did their club credit. They create quite an atmosphere.

[millmoormagic]

What we need is AS to stop shaving.....

[mikemiller]

I think that Stubbsy's tactics may have worked reasonably well in his previous job, but Scotland level two football is equivalent to our third or fourth level. Even then, managing one of the promotion favourites he failed to get them up. Those tactics dont work in the Championship. One win in ten games and we are just stuck with a "plan" that our manager refuses to change, even though it has sent us to the bottom of the league. He won't admit that his strategy is wrong though, and there is no reason to believe that he is going to change it, even if it costs him his job - sheer lunacy!

[PeteWaller]

Just got back. We had a promising period in the second half but were not able to convert - Adeyemi should have scored.

Defence looked very fragile and letting a goal in within 5 minutes just heaps the pressure on from the get go.

Ball tried but he isn't a CB yet, especially when he is partnered by Fry who again, isn't up to playing at Championship level yet.

Even Izzy looked like he had lost hope at times, not chasing back.

So, at least the scoreline suggested we did ok and second half we did I suppose.

AS brought Blackstock on for last 5 minutes or so, he looks unfit and has definitely no touch at the moment. My question is, why bring a player on for 5 minutes. Strange.

Tactics - There was no sign of any ......................... sorry.

Interviewed afterwards and AS kept wittering on about the ref. So what, the officials were poor, they invariably are. We didn't lose because of them, we lost because we are a poor side at present and I hate saying this but League 1 beckons. We have no defence and no midfield willing to help our defence.

[avondalemiller]

This was my first game this season so I don't really have a reference point in terms of relative direness but here goes

I thought we were often asleep at the wheel in the first half. They streamed through us with ease with some good fast interchange play in the channels and on the wings and we seemed a half yard off the pace. The first goal was a combination of misunderstandings with Ball playing a horrific cross goal attempt at a clearance - the sort that not very talented school boys do by mistake - that got knocked into the path of the scorer. We were incapable of breaking down their play in midfield and so rarely progressed far in their half. The problem of desperately clearing the ball straight to a blue and white shirt seemed to be a repeat of what I've heard week-in and week-out on Millersplayer. Ward seemed fairly sharp when he occasionally got the ball and Izzie tried to be snaky but kept being pushed off the ball too easily. Our goal was well worked and proved again what we can do when we get that rare thing - possession.

Second half I felt we came increasingly into the game. The sort of losing performance that you kind of expect against a team that's doing well and on a roll. The key to it was that we suddenly seemed to realize that if we broke their play down in midfield good things might happen. No, we weren't brilliant but we seemed to do basic things quite well and despite some iffy moments and a period of seemingly endless corners to The Terriers, I didn't fear for our lives every time they came forward - as I had in the first half. From where I sat Fisher seemed very solid and, after his poor start, Ball was reasonably capable - as was Mattock. Taylor came more into the game and while Adeyemi seemed clumsy and unsure, he did manage to get into some goodish positions. Sadly, Izzie wasn't having a great day and while strived to make some winning plays, he seemed to run into trouble too often. Not sure if anybody else noticed it but he was rubbing his chest quite often and seemed in pain - which may be why he was substituted.

I genuinely thought we had a chance to take a point in the last 10 minutes and we made Huddersfield look fairly ordinary. Ward made some excellent runs to connect with balls over the top and was quite a handful.

Overall, too little too late and poor defending meant we missed what might have been a good if perhaps a bit lucky 1-1 draw. Not especially merited but we would have just about been worth it. Thought the Huddersfield crowd were good and noisy and did their club credit. They create quite an atmosphere.

...good write-up of the game, i only listened to it. Like i've posted somewhere else, we scored an excellent goal, just got to cut out the Sunday League defending.....but, doesn't seem like we can or we'd be half way up the league. To have a Manager, who was not a bad defender, who can't coach a team to defend is a worry.....

[Monkey46]

After watching most of the games so far we are where we deserve to be, 2 points adrift, and Newcastle Saturday, confidence at an all time low. Very worried. UTM!!

[caytonmiller]

Frustratingly, when Stubbs managed upt norf his team had the 2ND lowest goals conceded.

[millertop]

Why are fans having a go ( especially them that didn't go )
There was an improvement in the game so he did put the right players on the pitch, give them a run and things can only get better.
Yes defenders should have cleared for the first but it was Camps ball if only he came for it, yet another mistake by him, clearly Dibble needs to let him use the goal machine instead of playing on it himself , give Price a go in goal.
Not Browns best game but I think he's been under the weather.
Yes Stubbs was right to moan about officials, We were never going to win with Stuart Attwell in the middle.

Unlucky not to get a point.
MOTM Danny Ward,just gets better.
Stubbs to stay.

[monty_rhodes]

Thanks Pete, CT and Avon for some good appraisals. Millertop, please stop this attempt to silence fair comment with your fatuous diehard bullshine.