The Huddersfield Post Mortem

[fleet]

No time on the ball, passing never got going, no possession, very rare night, can't see it being as bad on Sunday, but time for Chris to lift the team

 

[Sea Cider]

+ Huddersfield easily best team I've seen us play this season

Onwards and upwards

 

[One Love]

I'm a bit worried about Bruno.

and Murray who looks really out of sorts.

 

[hart's shirt]

Perspective needed.

A bad day at the office for the Albion. Outplayed and outfought. No composure from the start with Bruno's yellow card inside the first minute..

But losing away to a decent playoff team isn't really any worse than Newcastle drawing at home to a side fighting relegation.

We were probably expecting a point but didn't get one, they were expecting all 3 and dropped 2 of them in the last minute.

Winning our home games and picking up a few points on the road will be enough.

Cause for concern, but not alarm.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm a bit worried about Bruno.

How do you think the game would have gone with either Goldson or the Chelsea lad playing instead?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Bad game, they were good, we weren't.
The only sour grapes I can think of, is every partial contact their players fell over and then collectively got in the refs face. I really wanted one of our players to go through the back of that chris martin wannabe wells.....he started to annoy me. Not because he's good(he's ok)but because of the whinging.
Plus points....it was 0-0 in the second half, they can take points of the chasing pack, we're still top

 

[redoubtable seagull]

First goal, marginal offside but should have been given by lino
Second goal, lucky break following Kayal's tackle
Third goal, poor judgment by Stockdale (no blame though, mistakes happen and he also pulled off some good saves)

Huddersfield deserved winners though.

 

[maltaseagull]

We're missing Bong, Stephens, Baldock and Kayal/March are both coming back from long term injuries

That's 5 out of 11 of our best starting line up either not available or not up to scatch

Edited for you

 

[pb21]

The midfield, or lack of, was obviously the main problem tonight; Norwood and Murphy just too lightweight IMO for this type of game and Kayal not on it.

Bruno's early madness probably helped Knockaert not being able to get as involved too.

Still it could have been worse!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

How do you think the game would have gone with either Goldson or the Chelsea lad playing instead?

If the Chelsea lad is not good enough why on earth is he here.

 

[the right footed denilson]

How do you think the game would have gone with either Goldson or the Chelsea lad playing instead?

I think Goldson did okay the other night, and i think he would have been far less scared of their attackers pace. But, on the day, no idea.

EDIT I think if Liam was fit this season he would be starting at RB.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Always flat performances when the first team have had a break, ie International breaks or cup matches but tactically wrong tonight, big concerns over squad back up quality if/when big players are missing as they will be between now and May,

 

[crasher]

It happens and Huddersfield were very good.

Hemed and Murray together doesn't work - we know that. If Baldock isn't fit for Sunday I'd start Akpom, or even go 451. Tonight 442 was never going to work against Huddersield's set-up with Brown getting the ball in loads of space all the time in front of the back four.

But a kick up the arse from CH is also needed - we were second to everything tonight it seemed.

Then again, we're top of the league. Which is nice.

 

[WhingForPresident]

EVERYONE knows that Huddersfield use gegenpressing, why were we not prepared for that? You cannot turn up away at a team that uses high-pressure tactics and try to play your normal game, you have to adapt.

Think Hughton will be just as disappointed in himself for the tactics (or lack of) that he deployed today as the players for their horrendous performance.

 

[symyjym]

Tone set early on by Bruno with a very daft booking, left him very exposed (and he didn't look match fit anyway) and we were over-run in midfield which CH took too long to address. Didn't get the rub of the green, and too many players simply had bad games.

Sunday a huge game now. Decent performance and a win and we're back on track. Lose and odds of a meltdown increase.

The Knockaert pass back wasn't a good sign either. When players start doing things they would never do, you know it's not going to end well.

 

[Don Tmatter]

+ Huddersfield easily best team I've seen us play this season

Onwards and upwards

Better than Brentford, Fulham & Villa at home?

 

[goldstone]

and Murray who looks really out of sorts.

Not as out of sorts as Knockaert who was awful, particularly in the second half.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Better than Brentford, Fulham & Villa at home?

Or Newcastle away? They destroyed us in the first half.

 

[Stat Brother]

If the Chelsea lad is not good enough why on earth is he here.

That was hardly the game to find out.

I think Goldson did okay the other night, and i think he would have been far less scared of their attackers pace. But, on the day, no idea.

EDIT I think if Liam was fit this season he would be starting at RB.

Deffo a job for Liam, not Connor.

As poor as Bruno was, esp in the first half, he was still the best option.

 

[portslade seagull]

Not as out of sorts as Knockaert who was awful, particularly in the second half.

Probably his poorest game for us. Just need to put it behind us and look towards Brentford