Grayson Happy With The Guiseley Game

Although Huddersfield Town recorded a 1-0 loss in their first pre-season game of the season, manager Simon Grayson was happy with the tough test they faced at Nethermoor against non-league side Guiseley. Here is what Grayson had to say;

"It was a good game and Guiseley provided us with a very good test. I thought we passed the ball around well and as our pre-season develops the players touches and movement will sharpen up. The lads have enjoyed being back out there playing eleven a side football. We would have liked to have won, but pre-season isn't about results it is about getting the fitness levels of the players correct and working on the shape of the team."

"We played two different systems and we will have to be adaptable throughout the season. It has done some of the players a world of good to get to know their teammates better; it is ok getting to know each other in training but the match situation is completely different."

"We might stick to the same procedure of playing two different teams for each half at Kilmarnock on Wednesday and then we will look to progress things from there. Our week in Scotland will allow the players to bond away from the training pitch and we will also introduce some bonding exercises into the training sessions."

Out of the entire Huddersfield squad only Lynch, McCombe & Arfield didn't feature against Guiseley and Grayson explained why;

"Jamie McCombe has got a slight problem with his back and it looks likely that he will miss the Scotland trip as will Scott Arfield who is still recovering from his ankle injury. Joel Lynch will certainly travel with us and will hopefully be involved in the games."



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