Huddersfield (H) | FA Cup | Post Match Thread

City’s patience paid off. Huddersfield pulled everyone back so it was always going to be a case of get one goal and then more will follow.

Lots of decent performances but Phil sparkled and Kev reminded us out what we have been missing.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Has there been a more lacklustre 5-0 win? First 20-30 minutes was do dull and summed up our season to date, sideways or backwards, no movement.

thank God for phil, was only ever going to be him to do something. After the first we turned it up and the arrival of Doku and kdb saw us go up several levels more.

those 2 fit and firing is going to allow our game to go up 2/3 gears and the goals will flow.

Hopefully the akanji injury is nothing but impact as that was the only blight on an otherwise very comfortable and encouraging day with key players returning and half a team of academy graduates seeing minutes.

As close to as planned as we could get.
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You must have been watching a different match to me. I thought we played well against a team that came to defend and barely changed their tactics when they were losing. We made it look easy but it was far from lacklustre.
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Sorry but I think your comments are way out of line, Huddersfield came to put eleven men in their own area and despite that we found a way through twice in the first half. They didn’t have a shot on target until the game was lost, and several players, regulars as well as youngsters, played beautiful football. Bobb has never been on the pitch at the same time as Kevin, who looked a little rusty but showed his class. Doku too, and they combined for an excellent goal. Alvarez and Lewis were sharp, Phil was brilliant, and the defence were solid. It was far more entertaining than most of the 3rd round ties shown on TV, I think you need to explain your “lacklustre“ comment, do you want Beyonce, Taylor Swift and a laser show or something????
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What didn't I explain in my original comment? We spent the first half hour going sideways and backwards around the 18 yard box. It was incredibly dull until foden decided it was time to do something. That wasnt just my opinion,
It was very evident the entire crowd felt the same way. Then we finally upped our game, killed it and understandably and correctly went to literal walking pace because it didn't need to be anything more.
 
As I was saying, a much better second half. Very good subs from Pep, KDB looks up to speed already, forward thinking in his play. Doku also positive and quick. Foden masterful and Gomez acquitted himself well. The only time we were really troubled was when Dias played the player and not the ball.
Well done City, did what we needed to and kept another clean sheet!
 
ninjamonkey said:
Has there been a more lacklustre 5-0 win? First 20-30 minutes was do dull and summed up our season to date, sideways or backwards, no movement.

thank God for phil, was only ever going to be him to do something. After the first we turned it up and the arrival of Doku and kdb saw us go up several levels more.

those 2 fit and firing is going to allow our game to go up 2/3 gears and the goals will flow.

Hopefully the akanji injury is nothing but impact as that was the only blight on an otherwise very comfortable and encouraging day with key players returning and half a team of academy graduates seeing minutes.

As close to as planned as we could get.
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"Sideways and backwards" - the current lazy journalism.
 
What a great weekend of FA Cup football! Some great performances from the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, some excellent goals/assists from City players on loan then some great goals from City capped with "The Return of the King".

Special shout out to Tommy Doyle for scoring what was probably the goal of the round.

This competition stills offers some wonderful football - excited for the next round.
 
jamesha said:
What a great weekend of FA Cup football! Some great performances from the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, some excellent goals/assists from City players on loan then some great goals from City capped with "The Return of the King".

Special shout out to Tommy Doyle for scoring what was probably the goal of the round.

This competition stills offers some wonderful football - excited for the next round.
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Just seen that Doyle goal, excellent:
 
west didsblue said:
You must have been watching a different match to me. I thought we played well against a team that came to defend and barely changed their tactics when they were losing. We made it look easy but it was far from lacklustre.
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Must have gone to a different ground then.

I didn't say we didn't play well. Don't think we were good until the first goal but overall, I'd say we played the game and occassion well, doing what we had to.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Must have gone to a different ground then.

I didn't say we didn't play well. Don't think we were good until the first goal but overall, I'd say we played the game and occassion well, doing what we had to.
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Can’t see how we can be lacklustre whilst playing well. I’d say that would be mutually exclusive.
 
As an aside it took an absolute age to get in today due to the searches. At the start of the season it was just the pat down with the wand. Then round about November it was pat down and remove your hat. By Christmas it was pat down, remove the hat and unzip your coat. Today I was prepared, had my hat off, coat unzipped and was asked to unzip my hoodie.
By the end of the season we will all be strip searched. Prepare to start queueing at least three hours before kick off.
 
west didsblue said:
Can’t see how we can be lacklustre whilst playing well. I’d say that would be mutually exclusive.
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Don't see why not, the vastly superior quality of our side meant we never had to be much better than 2nd gear to stroll it. We did what we had to do for a comfortable win but we were at walking pace for at least half the game.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Has there been a more lacklustre 5-0 win? First 20-30 minutes was do dull and summed up our season to date, sideways or backwards, no movement.

thank God for phil, was only ever going to be him to do something. After the first we turned it up and the arrival of Doku and kdb saw us go up several levels more.

those 2 fit and firing is going to allow our game to go up 2/3 gears and the goals will flow.

Hopefully the akanji injury is nothing but impact as that was the only blight on an otherwise very comfortable and encouraging day with key players returning and half a team of academy graduates seeing minutes.

As close to as planned as we could get.
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Can I ask what were you expecting? Huddersfield to go toe to toe with us? The football equivalent of a basketball game? Huddersfield pretty much deployed a 5-5-0 set up. Which we laboured against in the first half hour. Add in the fact that we had a few players playing that wouldn't be first team regulars. It was never going to replicate the Liverpool game from 2019. We got the job done, and we move on.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Has there been a more lacklustre 5-0 win? First 20-30 minutes was do dull and summed up our season to date, sideways or backwards, no movement.
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It's called patience, we were playing against basically a 6-4-0, we had to play that way, eventually it worked, and in the end we had an easy afternoon, with lots of good minutes for all kinds of players, young and experienced, and just remember who we didn't have (need).

I think that was one of the best "second string" performances we've seen to date, and some of these youngsters benefitting from playing with some of the best players in the world. I'm sure I've seen Jacob Wright play for the EDS, but I wondered who he was before kick off, like Hamilton he'll be buzzing.
 
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