Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[simon ward 50]

If only we took those chances in the first half.

This. Totally. And apply same thought to about 75% of our games this season.

If we can't take our chances we won't win matches!

[The Edge]

If only we took those chances in the first half.

This. Totally. And apply same thought to about 75% of our games this season.

If we can't take our chances we won't win matches!

Thanks coach. 🖒

[godzvilla]

If only we took those chances in the first half.

This. Totally. And apply same thought to about 75% of our games this season.

If we can't take our chances we won't win matches!

Thanks coach. 🖒

" If  ithadda gone in the net it woulda bin a goal "........................Godzvilla!

[The Edge]

If only we took those chances in the first half.

This. Totally. And apply same thought to about 75% of our games this season.

If we can't take our chances we won't win matches!

Thanks coach. 🖒

" If  ithadda gone in the net it woulda bin a goal "........................Godzvilla!

We Villa fans know our stuff don't we?

[coreyfeldman]

Found a lot of the posts on here to be overly negative about last night, seems that frustrations about the way the season has gone are overtaking people's ability to see game from game our improvements.

Cant understand why people still make comments like "oh god we can't even beat Huddersfield". Before the newcastle game they won 6 on the bounce, are third in the league and have one of the best managers. If we can't get over the realisation that we are in this league and expect to win just because we are playing championship team then obviously you're going to be very disappointed.

Created chances last night, and should have scored but were slightly unlucky with the woodwork. Yes we should have put one of them away but at least we are now creating chances in every game, and midfielders are contributing fully to the attack, something which wasn't happening until recently. In response to the fixation that we have a 'soft mentality', I think that is a very harsh criticism tonight. Nobody who saw that can say our players didn't try after we went a goal down. For me the most unfortunate thing was that having 10 players out injured, we had no options on the bench to bring fresh legs on to attack, and the ones who were on had played 4 games in 10 days or something, so has to be some consideration given to this.

It seems we are improving, the defence has shored up massively, 1 goal in 4 games tells its own story. Again frustration that it came from a mistake, but those mistakes are getting fewer and fewer, a couple weeks ago it was constant ping pong in our box so lets actually mark the improvements we see rather than a constant moan every time we lose a game.

This season has been a shock and disappointment, probably the biggest of all the recent ones we've had to put up with, but we have a team that now seem to be slowly gelling so lets see what happens shall we. Hopefully we can carry our improved performances into results and some momentum for next season.

[TimTheVillain]

Huddersfield didn't look any better than us, which is encouraging to a point.

However, we do continue to play pedestrian football, and give the ball away far too many times - our possession was poor last night.

Too many hopeful balls, too little inter-play ... we aren't playing to anywhere near our capacity, given the talent we have for this level ... on to the next one. It's a hard league, and will be again next season ... need the balance between creativity on the ball and being hard to beat.

UTV

[Walmley_Villa]

We lost to a club that have clappers, a drum, a megaphone and play goal music.

They also had 'sponsored' substitutions....

[Hookeysmith]

Found a lot of the posts on here to be overly negative about last night, seems that frustrations about the way the season has gone are overtaking people's ability to see game from game our improvements.

Cant understand why people still make comments like "oh god we can't even beat Huddersfield". Before the newcastle game they won 6 on the bounce, are third in the league and have one of the best managers. If we can't get over the realisation that we are in this league and expect to win just because we are playing championship team then obviously you're going to be very disappointed.

Created chances last night, and should have scored but were slightly unlucky with the woodwork. Yes we should have put one of them away but at least we are now creating chances in every game, and midfielders are contributing fully to the attack, something which wasn't happening until recently. In response to the fixation that we have a 'soft mentality', I think that is a very harsh criticism tonight. Nobody who saw that can say our players didn't try after we went a goal down. For me the most unfortunate thing was that having 10 players out injured, we had no options on the bench to bring fresh legs on to attack, and the ones who were on had played 4 games in 10 days or something, so has to be some consideration given to this.

It seems we are improving, the defence has shored up massively, 1 goal in 4 games tells its own story. Again frustration that it came from a mistake, but those mistakes are getting fewer and fewer, a couple weeks ago it was constant ping pong in our box so lets actually mark the improvements we see rather than a constant moan every time we lose a game.

This season has been a shock and disappointment, probably the biggest of all the recent ones we've had to put up with, but we have a team that now seem to be slowly gelling so lets see what happens shall we. Hopefully we can carry our improved performances into results and some momentum for next season.

I have been critical so far of the team and tactics but I have to agree with this.

Although it is clear that sometimes you fall on a shape / formation as your hand is forced with injury / suspension so I am not sure it is down to any SB influence directly - the test will be when players are fully fit as previously he got it badly wrong on several attempts

Last night we struggled due to lack of width and pace. Amavi I can put up with as he is not a natural at it but my God I am losing patience with Adomah - I really struggle to see what he brings to the team

Slow in movement
Slow in anticipation and thought
Equally poor with both feet
Cannot head a ball
Cannot tackle

I felt we played with 10 men last night

The first player out of Green / Bacuna / Grealish should be straight in to replace him - awful footballer

[LukeJames]

Found a lot of the posts on here to be overly negative about last night,

Fuck me, last night was mild, in fact it was somewhat positive compared to the last few months.

[Clampy]

I don't mind Adomah too much but I can understand why he's not rated by others. He's one of those who's probably better coming off the bench although at the moment he's got to play I suppose.

[paul_e]

I think Adomah is struggling for form as much as anything, earlier in the season he was getting half a yard and getting decent balls into the box which is the number 1 job for a winger.  I think his form started to fall away because he was asked to carry the ball inside and try to score more himself.

[Drummond]

I'm just saying this again. That fucking drum. Tise stupid fucking flags they wave around stopping their owns fans from seeing the game properly.

The other stand with those stupid clapper things.

Bowing to their fans at the end as if they'd won the league.

It's all so bloody plastic.

[PeterWithesShin]

The thing the players do at the end is something they do every game and have done for a while so that doesn't bother me. Stuff becomes a superstition all the time.

The other things are crap though, I blame Bolton for the flag stuff. #flagwankers

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Not many comments on here from those that went to the game last night. Here's the view from a Huddersfield forum, most seem to think we deserved at least a point, our fans were the noisiest there this season. More positive than some posts on here.

I also thought this thread was interesting, Worst Game of Football this Season.

[spartacuss]

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.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. This Saturday we have visiting fans who have a drum and trumpets.  Suggestions please as to what should be done with the rough end of a ragman's trumpet.