As a supporter who can go back literally decades I could have (and did at work) predicted this outcome tonight. No shame in the result tonight tho. It was a fair result.
Pretty **** in the end. Set up didn't really work and we were out of ideas, probably a result of our young players getting burned out after a long season and ****ty luck with injuries. I would like to see O'Nien in midfield in scrappy games like that where we can't keep the ball and our forwards aren't clicking. He's a calming influence and rarely gives it away or makes the wrong decision. Would have been useful there tonight imo.
Andy’s Player Ratings: https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/20...ld-town-frustration-as-we-end-up-with-a-point Anthony Patterson: 7/10 Thought he was very good tonight, had superb handling and was out quickly a few times to snuff out danger. No chance with the deflected goal and barely an actual save to make. Trai Hume: 6/10 Not much joy going forward tonight but was solid enough defensively. Luke O’Nien: 6/10 Had a few wayward defensive headers in the first half but defended well and tried to support the midfield with a few forays forward. Danny Batth (C): 6/10 Solid as usual in the middle of defence, won everything in the air but not overly tested by the Huddersfield attack. Lynden Gooch: 6/10 A gritty performance at left back but didn’t look particularly comfortable on the ball, had one good chance that was well blocked in the first half. Dan Neil: 7/10 Had a lot of work to do in the middle of the pitch as the only recognised central midfielder, covered an awful lot of ground. Alex Pritchard: 5/10 Set pieces were very poor tonight, had a good chance to score in the first half but passed up a clear opportunity to play in Amad. Played a deeper role tonight but didn’t look comfortable doing so. Patrick Roberts: 6/10 A frustrating night for Roberts, too often too far away from Amad for their link up play to cause problems. Amad Diallo: 6/10 Should have scored after being played in by Pritchard but skied his shot over, had a couple of quick fire shots deflected in the second half. Got an assist for his ball to Gelhardt but not at his best, summed up late on when he was played in by Clarke but he couldn’t control the ball. Jack Clarke: 7/10 Looked a threat whenever he got the ball and set up both Amad and Gelhardt for half chances and almost set up a winner but for Amad to miss control the ball. Joe Gelhardt: 7/10 A really good first half display by Gelhardt, took his goal very well but looked more confident all round, with a nice back heel to set up Pritchard. Worked hard all night but disappeared after the break. Tracked Koroma for the Huddersfield goal but couldn’t quite get close enough. Substitutes Isaac Lihadji: 5/10 Came on for Gelhardt but struggled to get involved. Tommy Watson: N/A Came on for a first team debut but too late to make an impression. Joe Anderson: N/A A late arrival following Batth’s withdrawal. Man of the Match: Dan Neil Neil’s 100th appearance for the club tonight and had to work really hard and show a lot of experience, as he had very little support alongside him in the middle of the pitch. Covered so much ground in front of the back four and tried to make things tick when we were in possession. please log in to view this image Photo by Will Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images
Ah well. I hope we never see Roberts & Pritchard in those positions again, they were awful and that set the tone for a flat night of footie for me. We seem to play better when less to play for, so we can at least keep it interesting in the next few games.
I don't disagree but this is how things are in the last few games ... ... the game seemed to last twenty minutes, all very strange.
Not sure what game he was watching with Neil mind. To me, he didn't get any of the work done. He had no support and was particularly poor performances from Pritch and Roberts didn't help but I think the only tackle Neil made got him a silly yellow and he hardly made a key pass all night. He was totally ineffectual.
I’m gutted but that’s a good thing, we’ve done very well. I’m proud of our season. I’m still looking forward to the early trip down to WBA Sunday morning.
Batth came back on the pitch and clapped the Fans at the end, hopefully not too bad We didn't get going second half, credit to Huddersfield. Still been a cracking season.
I think we’re done personally mate. Too many sides going for it. Good sides too. Coventry and West Brom have a lot more quality IMO. We’ve done well but it’s frustrating, we aren’t far off.
After tonight...one hundred percent. I will be surprised if we don't beat them. But if we had won tonight...I dint think so. Hard to explain.
