Grayson 'Going To Be Our Hardest Game'

Simon Grayson has given his pre-match interview for the game tomorrow against Watford and has admitted that although the terriers may go into the match as slight favourites, it will be Towns toughest test in the Championship so far. Huddersfield will look to build upon two away wins against strong sides that has seen them sitting pretty in second spot in the second tier of English football but Grayson will not allow for any complacency just because of their current league standing;

"We have started the season very well and we should really go into every game as the underdogs because we are new to the division, but by producing the performances that we have recently the profile and expectance level of the team has raised. Despite that, the players need to carry out every instruction that they are given, like they have done for the first seven games of the season. We can't just turn up and expect to beat Watford because of our league position; this is probably going to be our hardest game. We are probably going to be very slight favourites, but we can't forget that they have got a lot of good international players within their squad."

"The players have been told that they can't let their standards slip, if anything they have to go through the roof to increase our level of performance. It is a big incentive for the players to know that they could go top with a victory. For the individuals within the team their biggest incentive is to play well and keep their shirt. They know that if they underperform then someone will take their place for the Leicester game."

Gianfranco Zola is the current manager of Watford and is highly respected by Grayson for what he did as a footballer at Chelsea. He has put his own 'italian touch' on the Watford side since arriving in the summer but is finding things tough as his side sit in the bottom half of the league;

"He was a fantastic footballer for Chelsea and the English game and would often run rings around me! He did well in management at West Ham and has now got a new opportunity at Watford. I think it will be a little while until he gets a settled side playing the way he wants, but they have got some very good players."

Grayson finished off his interview by giving the fans an update on the fitness of Adam Hammill as well as reflecting on the performance put on display by Anthony Gerrard on Monday night;

"I thought Anthony did everything that we brought him to the football club to do on Monday night. He was very vocal at the back and he and Clarkey dominated in defence and when he had to put his body on the line to make blocks, he did that. The whole defence kept a rampant Blackpool team very quiet and they deserve massive credit for that. Anthony has been patient and waited for his opportunity, which he has grasped."

"Adam will probably miss the game with his knee injury. It is nothing too major, but it is just taking a little bit longer to settle than we first thought. We have taken a couple of knocks from Blackpool, as we do with every game, but I don't want to divulge that information."

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