That was a game of two halves, first half we were utterly shit and barely got a touch. For all the possession they had I can't recall any chances

Second half we started playing and had a couple of real chances before ojaria scored. Second was a header right in the corner from Morrison, we've missed goals from centre halfs.

Apart from one good save from Rafael we looked comfortable, maybe huddersfield tired.

Overall a great away win and optimism for a good season

Was there an element of rope-a-dope?

Who`s Ojaria?

Mis-spelling. It's OH! Ejaria!

Reading are now 7/1 on coral for promotion...

Looking at the Huddersfield forum, a lot of their fans say the squad aren't fit enough and have zero creativity but still play a high pressing game. Any scout worth their salt would have spotted that and know that they run out of steam after 65 minutes.

For all their possession, they created nothing of note so we sat back, kept it tight at the back and let them tire themselves out. It was like watching Stam's team all over again.

Christ, don’t say that!

Think he meant uddersfield, not us...

Think he meant uddersfield, not us...

Yeah, I did mean Huddersfield. Our current team is about as far removed from Stam as you could get; organised and pass the ball with purpose

If we can pump out away results like our last 2 consistently over the season we might finish higher than my predicted 12th..

Rafael - 7 - Quiet game for the bloke but did well when he needed to. One awful long pass out of play (he seems to do this once a game) and an odd choice at one of their first half corners to rush out and box it away were the only missteps.

Miazga - n/a

Morrison - 8 - Yay! A CB who can lead, tackle, clear and score. All his weaknesses covered by playing in a back 3. Happy days.

Moore - 7 - Again a solid if rather muted game for el capitan. I dont care if he doesnt put in another star performance for us as long as this consistency remains.

McIntyre - 8 - He gets an extra point for coping so damn well in a tough situation. It's not easy to come on under that pressure in such a vital role. Made it look easy.

Yiadom - 7 - Suffered due to our lack of possession. Pace to burn though. He could have been in a few times but nobody had a final ball for him and he isnt great at shooting.

Richards - 7 - Really suffered first half and had his hands full all game. Still looks good.

Pele - 7 - He swept up well. Reminds me of early George Evans. Does his job quietly and effectively.

Swift - 8 - He got 2 assists ffs. What more do you want?

Ejaria - 8 - He scored again ffs. What more do you want?

Joao - 7 - He struggle from our lack of possession. But he still looked good I thought. Strong and intelligent. Cant wait to see him and Puşcaş get a run of games together.

Boye - 6 - Yes he can dribble and he can battle and he has a load of tricks but he didnt do anything for the team today. I'm sure this will be contentious. He looked like how I would expect Ejaria to play as a striker. He has lots to do to win me over.

Surprised we weathered the storm but in hindsight I shouldnt have been. We actually seem a competent team now and that'll take me some getting used to. Great result.

Think he meant uddersfield, not us...

Yeah, I did mean Huddersfield. Our current team is about as far removed from Stam as you could get; organised and pass the ball with purpose

Ah, right, phew!

Sounds like prepared well and played a clever game. HTFC doesn’t seem a happy place and we took advantage. Delighted how the last 3 games have gone

Sounds like McIntyre coped well. If Miazga is out for a while, is it simply a case of slotting him in and keeping the same system?

Yes. It would be the same 3 who played together at Wycombe

It's a must for me. May not have been a system I supported. In fact I was vocally against it but it's been great. Must keep this shape for consistencies sake.

That was by and large fcuking atrocious. We barely touched the ball in the first 30 minutes, we made them look like barca-fcuking-lona. We looked fatigued, everyone a yard off the pace, second best to everything. Credit to Huddersfield they pressed high with intensity and in numbers giving us little to no time on the ball, but when we did have an opportunity to beat the press we were careless, sloppy and just poor. Free headers for days at corners and it looked like we were waiting for them to score. Morrison and Joao probably the only ones to come out of the first half with any credit, Boye did a lot of good things but then final ball was poor or dawdled on the ball for too long and got dispossessed. Huddersfield were fit, athletic and physical and we just couldn’t match them, not even close.

They took their foot off and dropped the intensity but we didn’t really get going until Puscas came on. It just gave the whole team a lift. Thought Rino did well when he came on and Rafael is class, even if his long kicking is a little lacking.

You know what they say about a team who can play badly and still win, and by god we played badly. That win felt very good.

Also shout out to Huddersfield, once again very loud. Best home fans in the country - fact.

Swift bossing it in the highlights. Looks a really good player this year, system is suiting him and Ovie perfectly

Swift was shocking for 80% of that game.

Swift was shocking for 80% of that game.

Don’t really care if he then sets up 2 goals as well as another 4 chances on top of that

You’re a difficult man to please CR

Swift was shocking for 80% of that game.

2 assists. That'll do me.

Swift was shocking for 80% of that game.

Don’t really care if he then sets up 2 goals as well as another 4 chances on top of that

You’re a difficult man to please CR
A player can be shit for 99% of a game if for 1% he assists 2 goals to help his team win in my book.

Don’t really care if he then sets up 2 goals as well as another 4 chances on top of that

You’re a difficult man to please CR
A player can be shit for 99% of a game if for 1% he assists 2 goals to help his team win in my book.

Not if he’s a passenger for the 99% of the time he’s in midfield. Striker probably yes.

A player can be shit for 99% of a game if for 1% he assists 2 goals to help his team win in my book.

Not if he’s a passenger for the 99% of the time he’s in midfield. Striker probably yes.
Re-read it. If we win because of him why the oxf*rd would you care if he was a passenger for 99% of it?

Just got back and echo most of the sentiments. Gomes mentioned it as well that we just didn't get started in the first half. Second half we ran rings around them at times.

We just have a knack of digging in at the moment and getting points when perhaps fatigued and not at our best.

Charlton should be a cracker next Saturday and the players deserve a big crowd.

Just a mention for the Huddersfield crowd, especially the ones behind the goal as they were brilliant. They showed us how an organised singing section should be.

Incredibly loud at times and kept on going.

Huddersfield have tough days ahead and could well find themselves back in league 1.

After 18 minutes Huddersfield were registering 92% possession. Half time was 72%.

This is still preseason in mind. If we can play badly and still win, or gain a point from an away fixture. It's a vast improvement on the past few years. The best is yet to come.

Roll on Charlton next Saturday.

Not if he’s a passenger for the 99% of the time he’s in midfield. Striker probably yes.
Re-read it. If we win because of him why the oxf*rd would you care if he was a passenger for 99% of it?

Because central midfield is no place for passengers. Yes he might set up two goals we might get dicked for 5 in return was my point.

But of course if you can guarantee a win every week......

We will keep in developing as a team. These mistakes are mistakes that Gomes would have rectified pre season as you say. He got his players late, and a lot of them.

We can only get better. I am gaining faith in him. We look organised.

Without being critical of any player that started today. Rinomhota should have been in the starting 11 with Pele. Boye spent a lot of the game defensively. As we had no ability to win the ball back. Formation was wrong. We invited pressure on ourselves. Allowing Huddersfield to press us back. Why on earth persevere with playing it out from the back as well. When there's no space and no outball.

PS. Boye is improving everytime I see him. Like Baker last season. He is going to grow in importance to this team. Just needs to get match fit.

I really like Boye, he's dangerous and his end product will improve but I agree. Rhino should play with Pele away from home. It gives us that steady base.

Have you never watched an away game before?

When you leave with all 3pts it's never "fcuking atrocious" and always "good" or better. It frequently occurs because the visiting team soaks up all the home team has to offer before getting a late winner and is often called a "Smash an Grab" In this case we scored twice late on to secure a very rare win on our travels.

I'll take a season's worth of "fcuking atrocious" here and now, please!