Grayson Disappointed After Being Dumped Out Of The Capital One Cup

Huddersfield Town suffered another defeat yesterday as they crashed out of the Capital One Cup to an impressive Preston North End side. The game finished 2-0 after strikes in the first half from Wroe & King and the terriers never really threatened their opponents goal all game. Grayson expressed his frustration after the match;

"I am very disappointed. It was our first competitive game of the season and we are now out of the Capital One Cup – we picked a team that we felt could win. I am disappointed with a few individual performances tonight and the team as a collective. We will learn from every game and some of the new lads are still learning our way of football, but that is no excuse." 

"We warned the players what to expect; Preston get in your faces, make it difficult for you, leave their feet in and work you hard and we couldn't handle it. Once you give a team a two goal start it is very difficult to recover – it doesn't matter who you are playing. In the second-half we passed the ball with a purpose, but lacked enough determination to stop the opposition. It is frustrating that the players haven't put a marker down for the Cardiff game, but it will be more disappointing for them when they are not selected in the team on Friday. Everybody had an opportunity to stake a place in the Cardiff team tonight, but there weren't enough good performances."

"If we play like tonight in the Championship we won't do well. We are going to be playing against better players and we have to stand up and be counted. I have got a group of players who are exciting but they need to learn from each game – win, lose or draw."

Jimmy Spencer was given his first competitive start for Huddersfield and it was the 20 year old which impressed Grayson the most from last nights defeat. Spencer was later replaced by Alan Lee but the striker was immediately praised by the manager for his efforts;

"For a young boy I thought Jimmy lead the line superbly well on his own. We decided to give him an opportunity tonight and he didn't do himself any harm – his performance was one of the bright notes from today."

Ward was replaced by Arfield at half-time as the attacking winger suffered a slight knock on the ankle. Grayson is unsure if Ward will feature against Cardiff on Friday until the injury is looked at more closely and given time to heal;

"Danny took a knock but we were looking to make tactical changes at half-time to match them up. We will assess him over the next few days and see how he is ahead of Cardiff."

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