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Kone got right in his way

I know we've lost key players and have had to switch things up, but there's really no excuse for this passivity in attack.

We're at home in a key game against a rival. We've got the best attacking record in the division, yet seem unable to have any idea in getting it into the box with actual attackers there

Come back Kieran! We need a wide player who can beat a man!

It's funny how the forward group is the only one untouched by the window so far, but it is bang out of form.

There's nothing in this game. We've had the better of the play but not done enough with the ball.

Huddersfield Town have one of the best defensive records in the division (conceding 19 in 23 1/2 games) and they're happy to sit in and invite us on. They'll look to play on the counter attack in the second half.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the formation. We just need to find the guile to penetrate them. Aaron Morley would be quite handy here.

Flashbacks to last season with five at the back. The players take it literally five across the back, no width, no midfield.

Huddersfield very comfortable knowing we are going to pass around the back and lump it 40 yards to outnumbered strikers.

And someone needs to make Fred angry if that is what it takes him to be the player we know he can be. He’s as docile as a kitten

We’re playing like it’s hot potato. Nobody seems keen to get the ball down, we’ve had little joy lumping it forward and we can’t even manage basic passes. Big team talk at the break, we need the leaders to be heard in the changing room.

Udoh has been everywhere so far.

They’re letting us have a lot of possession but we’re not doing much with it. We need to test Chapman.

Always hate wing back formations and hoped we'd permanently binned this. Trying it against a tough team seems a mad idea when you could play Fred or Skura right back as a one off.

We'll surely bin this formation ASAP 2nd half.

I'm not downcast at all over the performance. New CB, unfamiliar formation, LB shoehorned to rightback, and we are matching up well to the big scary Huddersfield. I don't think they have been particular scary so far, just one brain fart let them in.