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RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 12-08-2023
Thomas and Koroma aren't the best crossers, Devon. Not for a seven footer anyway. Sorba's crosses are usually whipped in, low ones for a striker who's too slow to get in there.
Koroma never crosses the ball.
The best two players in the squad to get a decent ball in for the ten footer would be Ben Jackson and Patrick Jones.
I'd start all three of them every game. But I'll let the Gaffer use his experience and pick whatever he likes.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 12-08-2023
Town’s team vs Leicester City
1. Lee Nicholls
3. Josh Ruffels
4. Matty Pearson
5. Michał Helik
6. Jonathan Hogg ©
8. Jack Rudoni
10. Josh Koroma
11. Brahima Diarra
14. Sorba Thomas
16. Tom Edwards
25. Danny Ward
Substitutes
Chris Maxwell; Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Jordan Rhodes, Kian Harratt, Pat Jones, Kyle Hudlin, Scott High, Ben Jackson, Yuta Nakayama, Josh Austerfield
41Stolarczyk
21Ricardo Pereira
3Faes
23Vestergaard
5Doyle
40Marçal-Madivadua
8Winks
22Dewsbury-Hall
26Praet
14Iheanacho
10Mavididi
Substitutes
1Ward
2Justin
9Vardy
11Albrighton
17Choudhury
25Ndidi
31Iversen
33Thomas
45Nelson
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 12-08-2023
Unlucky. Thought the lads did brilliant today. If only Helik had tapped in that chance instead of walloping it over the bar.
Leicester were just happy to hit us on the break and at the end they were holding on for a 1-0 win after scoring a lucky goal against the run of play.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - theo_luddite - 12-08-2023
Yup, soft goal at the near post did for us today. I doubt their manager/coach was expecting it to be so close though I also expect he knew we weren't going to roll over for a tummy tickling either. More performances like that and bury the chances that come our way we'll be fine. Keep missing chances that should be putting away and we won't.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Devongone - 13-08-2023
Well Snoots, Koroma used to cross the ball, dribble, play through balls and score goals back in non-league. But he did play inside more than out wide. As for Sorba Thomas ......... well have you ever played any TALL forwards? He seems to be able to cross for Keiffer Moore who is 6' 5". Sorba is surely crossing to what you've got! If you don't whip the ball in at whatever height, not only is it easy for a half-decent keeper, but a giant, especially one with very few neck muscles, won't be able to generate any pace on the header. Rudoni used to cross for Wimbledon too. Is there a sort of Huddersfield equivalent of Dave Prowse and the Green Cross Man preventing crosses?
I'm pleased you played with some promise. Unfortunately you have to get some reward in points quite quickly to keep morale up. Fingers crossed ..... and a couple of toes that still move!
My real point was that you can't possibly win fielding jamez's equivalent of three centre forwards, including a giant with no-one to feed them the ball. It'd be a return to the days of John Beck's Cambridge launching huge punts from the back, because otherwise you'd never get forward. Your actual starting eleven didn't look bad yesterday, although on paper Leicester looked well superior (as they should in the Championship). Wisely you played on grass not paper.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 13-08-2023
Yes I knew the point you were making. I was just trying to say that Koroma has evolved. He doesn't cross anymore because the only thing he does when he gets the ball is try to score. And he does it well.
Sorba got really annoyed with him on one occasion yesterday whenever he tried taking on three men instead of passing to him in the clear.
I say he's evolved. His all round game has improved vastly under Warnock. His tracking back and winning the ball in particular. Brilliant yesterday. Shame he didn't get the goal he deserved.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - theo_luddite - 13-08-2023
Most clubs in our division wouldn't have minded having the Fox's bench 9 in their starting lineup. Well OK, 8 of them as they named two keepers.
That we pressed them into a number of errors in their half as they played keep ball (more than double our possession) resulted in a number of chances. We didn't really whip the ball in as much as tried to blast it in and invariably hit the first or second defender who was rarely facing his own goal.
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 13-08-2023
Leicester Anagrams: a goalkeeper, a foreign manager, a fictional character and a village idiot still to get.
- Font Worth Ranking (Frank Worthington)
- Hemisphere Clacks
- Better Trifles (Filbert Street)
- Be Dirty Trev (Betty Driver)
- Cocoon Yard (Conor Coady)
- Ohioan Wally
- Ridicule Oriana
- Moral Diane
- Knock Throaty Anne (Anthony Knockaert)
- Sheilas Timex (Alex Smithies)
RE: Terriers v Fox's - theo_luddite - 13-08-2023
2. Kasper The Friendly Ghost - sorry - Schmeichel or some similar spelling.
7. Dilly Ding, Dilly Dong
8. a lad that will forever be aged 13¾. He's got this Mole
and the Idiot still looking a new Village team to manage is one of Ann Hough's least favourite visitors to our place and was last seen singing when he was fishing off Grimsby Docks. Mr. Hollowmouth himself.
Leicester are a bit of an oddball club for him to manage. All the others have either been Darn the Smoke or on the coast (or an estuary to be pedantic).
RE: Terriers v Fox's - Lord Snooty - 13-08-2023
Leicester Anagrams: Well done, you've got the lot.
Even though no 5 and no 10 haven't kicked a ball in anger for the Fox's yet. 
- Font Worth Ranking (Frank Worthington)
- Hemisphere Clacks (Kasper Schmeichel)
- Better Trifles (Filbert Street)
- Be Dirty Trev (Betty Driver)
- Cocoon Yard (Conor Coady)
- Ohioan Wally (Ian Holloway)
- Ridicule Oriana (Claudio Ranieri)
- Moral Diane (Adrian Mole)
- Knock Throaty Anne (Anthony Knockaert)
- Sheilas Timex (Alex Smithies)