Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Brend'Watkins]

We've conceded one goal in four games.  Bruce is making us harder to beat. By far our biggest problem is lack of goals. Put the chances away and relieve the pressure on the defenders. It's not rocket surgery.

It's definitely not rocket surgery.

[wittonwarrior]

Need someone to bury the ball , a keeper and a replacement for Adomah and we will go up next year

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Very annoying was that. In control for nigh on the entire game, under no pressure at any point. We switch off for 5 seconds at a corner where they try something different and neither Taylor or Amavi react and we concede a very soft goal.

I didn't think we created too much second half for all the effort that went in, but then neither did they.

We cut them.open first half and I felt Hourihane should have hit the target. Very unlucky with the ball coming off the bar.

We pressed well, stopped them playing all game and played the better football ourselves. A very tight game that I thought we edged. A draw would have been fair.

[PeterWithesShin]

Highlights http://www.skysports.com/football/huddsfld-vs-a-villa/358535

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I hope Huddersfield go up so we don't have to listen to that fucking drum next year. Plastic twats had a loud hailer too.

[cdward]

We've conceded one goal in four games.  Bruce is making us harder to beat. By far our biggest problem is lack of goals. Put the chances away and relieve the pressure on the defenders. It's not rocket surgery.

It's definitely not rocket surgery.

It's not brain science either.

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Seeing the highlights back we really ought to have gone in two up.

Thought we suffered later on with the big injury list. There was nothing Bruce could turn to to change it around.

[Havencheese]

Think back to the Brizzle game. If they took their chances, the two shots that his the bar - they win.

The better team on the day will take their chances. Banal, plain and simple.

Eh?

Did they not hit the woodwork twice before we went on to brush them aside or am I thinking of another game?

They did, but I don't think they were the better team were they?

Plus we hit the woodwork twice as well including from a peno.

Had a feeling we were going to rue the the close misses we had in the first half tonight.
It's strange when you're not watching a game and it's scoreless, thinking the players must be working hard to fashion chances. Then a goal flash comes on the telly and SkySportsNews shows a Huddersfield player waltzing towards our box with all the time in the world to place an admittedly fine shot into the corner. Shocking defending though.

Nice to see a young lad get his debut. Any cop?

Fair observations made by both of you. From my limited footage and heresay, I was making a link albeit tenuously between taking chances and not doing so.

If or when safety is assured, I'd like to see more chances for deserving kids coming through.

[Louzie0]

I prefer Off Topic to this forum.

But only for the Zsa Zsa Gabor Memorial Celebrity Deathwatch.

Otherwise, it's business as usual.

[AV82EC]

Very annoying was that. In control for nigh on the entire game, under no pressure at any point. We switch off for 5 seconds at a corner where they try something different and neither Taylor or Amavi react and we concede a very soft goal.

I didn't think we created too much second half for all the effort that went in, but then neither did they.

We cut them.open first half and I felt Hourihane should have hit the target. Very unlucky with the ball coming off the bar.

We pressed well, stopped them playing all game and played the better football ourselves. A very tight game that I thought we edged. A draw would have been fair.

Spot on Ads. That was the best high up the pitch pressing performance since Brighton away. They had some long range efforts but we kept them out of our box well, until the goal.

[Des Little]

Just home and about to write pretty much what Ads has already said, so I'll not bother - only to say that a major plus of tonight is it's our last away midweek game and I won't have to suffer the f*cking b*stard M1 and its shitty night closures for quite a while.

[rougegorge]

Just got back.
We certainly shouldn't have lost, but I couldn't say we looked like winning after the break either. I can't recall any other shots they had on target, but it's awful how we switch off at a short corner again.

We were the better team in the first half and Hourihane should've done better when he blazed over. I was hoping for more from him, but it hasn't really materialised yet.

Adomah and  Amavi were the big let downs as they never created anything of note and we barely got behind their defence.
Kodjia seems to have to create his own chances too often and there still isn't any sustained or concerted link up play.

I know we were injury hit, I know they are 3rd (though based on the 2 matches against them I can't see how), I know we're were the away team, I know we deserved a draw, but the performance just didn't inspire me with confidence that we are going to create enough chances, let alone put them away on a regular basis.

[BC54 VFC]

Thoroughly enjoyable game tonight, despite the result. If only Hourihane and Lansbury had taken their first-half chances. Thought that Jedinak had easily his best game for us, closely followed by Lansbury; they both showed real strength in midfield. Where we fell down was with the three forwards, not helped by it being a wide pitch which meant that Adomah and Amavi were never close enough to Kodjia. The latter is poor at holding the ball up and neither Adomah nor Amavi have too many brain cells. We're really missing Andre Green and he can't come back soon enough.

I agree with Ads on the drum; very irritating and glad I was on the left hand side furthest away from it.   

[DeKuip]

I've said on here many times that I'm no fan of Bruce's style of (or rather lack of) football but there's no doubt that his team is coming together and tonight was another step in the right direction.
We looked far more solid than we have for a long while although we did look suspect down our left, even in the first half when were we clearly the better side. Amavi seems caught between being a full-back and the midfield role he's supposed to be playing, and Taylor doesn't look comfortable with him in front of him.
Attacking wise Adomah disappointed again and for me it's really those two wide midfield positions now that is our real weakness.
We're getting there and I'm confident we're going to start next season in good shape.
Up the Villa and keep the faith!

[Toronto Villa]

Seeing the highlights back we really ought to have gone in two up.

Thought we suffered later on with the big injury list. There was nothing Bruce could turn to to change it around.

It's literally been the story of our season. I cannot recall a season where we could and should have been a 2 or 3 goals ahead in most games, only to find a way to blow a slim late lead and draw or lose due purely down to our own profligacy.