Pre season matches 2019

**Lord Snooty** · 09-07-2019, 15:54

Zanka, Billing and Mbenza have all returned to training today. Mbenza of course, has just signed on full time with us. The other two? Don't know what's gonna happen. Hope they move on. There's a lot of ill feeling with a lot of fans towards them, whether it's justified or not, I don't want to hear our own players getting booed.

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 10-07-2019, 12:52 by Lord Snooty.)

First match v Greuther Furth.
A Joel Coleman mistake has us one down at halftime. But Karlan Grant has just equalised in the 49th minute.

Ft 1-1

Ten subs made after 60 mins. Another game this evening.

**Lord Snooty** · (This post was last modified: 10-07-2019, 18:49 by Lord Snooty.)

2nd match. Same opponents.

0-0 at halftime

Ft 1-0 (Grant 83)

**Lord Snooty** · 10-07-2019, 19:56

He's coming home. Benin out of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Should be back in time for a quick training session before the Derby game. Rolleyes

theo_luddite · 10-07-2019, 20:47

Is he bringing a golden boot back with him?

Thought not.

Amelia Chaffinch · 10-07-2019, 21:03

He might be able to get one on duty free.

**Lord Snooty** · 10-07-2019, 21:39

Unfortunately he picked up a couple of yellow cards in the group stage and so was suspended for the round of 16. I'm sure if he hadn't been, he would've. Rolleyes

WBA-Josh · (This post was last modified: 13-07-2019, 16:56 by WBA-Josh.)

I’m looking forward to seeing how you guys get on against Hamburger SV today. I have a soft spot for HSV so I’ve been following their pre-season and they’ve been very good going forward in their 433 formation but are lacking defensively because of how high they have to play under Hecking and today have a young centre back, David, in with Van Drongelen who is also still young so there will be holes and chances to be had.

The match is being streamed live on HSV’s YouTube page.

https://youtu.be/6IU18ie4g5o

1-0 to Huddersfield at half time.

Hamburg dominating the match and possession but lacking in the final third. Hudders are defending well enough but have been cut open a couple of times. Also got a good pressing system in place; press when HSV have the ball in defence and drop off when the ball goes in midfield.

HSV’s 4141 is very fluid with lots of midfield movement and the two wingers, Jairo on the right and Kittel on the left are playing high and wide and really stretching the play. Huddersfield have to be compact to limit the space in the middle of the pitch for Fein, Hunt and Özcan but it’s leaving wide space for the wingers to drift into and one of HSV’s best chances came from that compactness working against Huddersfield. Couple of passes starting from the goalkeeper and Kittel was through at pace on the left wing.

**Lord Snooty** · 13-07-2019, 18:01

Ft Hamburg 0-1 Town (Diakhaby)

WBA-Josh · (This post was last modified: 13-07-2019, 18:06 by WBA-Josh.)

Didn’t get chance to watch the second half because the stream was taken down and I don’t know if it was put back up again because I gave up on waiting.

That’s a very good result for Huddersfield and surprising for me because Hamburg are a strong team and should be able to achieve promotion this forthcoming season back to the Bundesliga.