'Reading came to frustrate us' - Michael Duff rues Huddersfield Town's lack of cutting edge
Michael Duff bemoaned Huddersfield Town's lack of cutting edge following their goalless draw at home to Reading. The draw means the Terriers have won just one of their last eight games.
But the result halted Town's worrying run of three straight defeats and remain in fifth place in the table. Duff said: “Our performance was pretty good.
“We created chances, but it seemed like we just lacked that bit of real quality you need in and around their six-yard box. Don’t forget, those final moments of a move are the most important if you’re going to score goals.
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“Reading came to frustrate us, but it’s up to us to deal with that. The endeavour from all my players was good, and we got into some really good areas.
“There’s completely different emotions from what we felt last week, but it’s frustrating that we haven’t won nonetheless. We know it’s in there, but considering those good positions we were getting into, we didn’t create nearly enough clear-cut chances.
“On top of that the injuries are continuing to hurt us – we had to make a number of changes once again today. But that’s the same as always at the moment it seems, we just have to crack on and focus on the next game now.”
Reading boss Noel Hunt was happy with their second half showing as they backed up their 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers. Hunt said: “Another clean sheet is a big plus for me.
“It’s not easy to secure back-to-back clean sheets, particularly against two really good teams in Bolton and Huddersfield. We were better in the second half than the first, when we looked a bit more dangerous in the final third.
“We definitely created the better chances. Coming to a big place like Huddersfield can be a bit daunting for some of the younger players, but all the lads really stepped up in that second half.
“We could probably have worked their keeper a bit more, but we’ve defended and attacked better, and all the lads have worked so hard for one another.
“It’s on to Tuesday night now and Shrewsbury at home, and that’s another difficult test. There’s no easy games in this division, so we have to get the mindset and attitudes right within the group and hopefully we’ll do OK.”
