Huddersfield Town’s return to life in League One has not been as smooth sailing as first hoped, with the club currently seventh in the table.
Michael Duff’s side have won three of their four league games so far this season, but performances have been less than exciting, and more would have been expected of the former Premier League team.
Their Carabao Cup journey ended in the second round, following a 3-2 defeat to League Two Walsall after they eased past Morecambe in the first stage of the competition.
However, their most recent game before they were forced into the international break was one of bitter disappointment. The Terriers were beaten 2-1 by fellow Yorkshire club Doncaster Rovers at the Eco-Power Stadium, their third loss in three matches.
With supporters wanting an instant return to the Championship, the execution of Duff’s game plan must improve in the coming weeks, otherwise Huddersfield run the risk of losing touch with the top sides in the division.
Although in recent weeks the team has not been at its best, comments on social media from the Terriers’ owner will not have helped.
Kevin Nagle bought Huddersfield in June 2023, and oversaw the club’s first relegation to the third tier in 21 years last season.
After the recent defeat to Doncaster, the American took to his X account scolding the team’s performance. He wrote: “Not good enough!! Cup or league we need to do better.
“From the players on up and right back down this is NOT the standard. Glad to have a bit of time to work on the issues and come back
strong.
“I have full confidence in Michael and the lads to get right back in form. Still in good standing, need to build and never look back. UTT”
His comments have not been well received, particularly by former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke, who expressed his views on the situation on the What The EFL?! Podcast episode ‘Radio 4 Playhouse present; Robins at the Vicarage’.
When asked what he thought of Nagle’s post, Clarke said: “Zip it, Kev. Come on. Just leave it to the gaffer.
“You don’t understand football like he does, like the players do. Just leave it. But yeah, the whole not good enough, exclamation mark, exclamation mark, it’s not going to be helpful, is it?
