Carlos Corberan says Huddersfield Town must sharpen up in attack after 1-0 Millwall defeat

Coach Carlos Corberan says Huddersfield Town need to sharpen up their attacking play after they lost a disappointing game between two out-of-form sides.
MISS: Naby Sarr wastes a great chance late on for Huddersfield TownMISS: Naby Sarr wastes a great chance late on for Huddersfield Town
MISS: Naby Sarr wastes a great chance late on for Huddersfield Town

Millwall took a fourth-minute lead through Scott Malone and never relinquished it, Fraizer Campbell missing a penalty for the Terriers, who only hit the target once all night.

“With all the ball we had in the second half we didn't create enough chances,” said Corberan. “The only two chances we created in the second half were from set-piece situations.

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“We began with a clear target to take three points. Unfortunately we didn't do everything we had to do because we couldn't create the chances we needed to create and we couldn't score the chances we had.

“They started very fast with a goal we needed to avoid and that made the game more complicated.

“We didn't defend well for the goal and after this we started to do some very goods things in the middle of the pitch and find advantages in the middle of the pitch that allowed us to attack well down the sides and in the middle too but we missed the penalty. We have taken two penalties in the league and haven't finished either well.”

As to what his side needs to do, Corberan explained: “We needed to open the spaces a little bit more. We made the pitch so compact and we didn't create enough options to play the ball between the first line and the second line, and the second line and the third.

“When that happened, the team could attack better.

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“We tried to see if we could get some crosses in later on but it was difficult to get into positions to cross the ball from.”

Huddersfield badly missed Carel Eiting, the midfielder they loaned from Ajax but who has now had to undergo knee surgery. Corberan did not want to use it as an excuse.

“We've playing many games with the same players and now we're missing them so we need to create new relationships with the players (we have) right now.

“The team has a clear identity and style in the way we attack so we cannot be thinking we need Eiting, we need to think about how we can solve this type of situation when the team is in a low block.

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“We need to find a solution with the players I have right now.”

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