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Huddersfield fans and Michael Duff vent anger at players after FA Cup defeat to Tamworth

Huddersfield fans and Michael Duff vent anger at players after the FA Cup First Round Proper defeat to Tamworth on Friday night.

National League part-timers Tamworth, who are 57 places below Huddersfield, booked a place into the Second Round with a trademark long throw-in from Tom Tonks which made its way into the net via the gloves of under-pressure keeper Chris Maxwell on the 44th minute.

It was a very poor showing from Huddersfield, particularly in the second half, with Tamworth, currently 16th in the top tier of non league, hardly being tested on their first appearance in the First Round proper since 2014.

Terriers fan Kier Brook posted a video, and wrote: “The town faithful furious after the full time whistle.

“Duff came over to applaud the travelling fans but was told to ‘fuck off’ by the majority.

“Players acknowledged the fans but also were booed off.

“Huddersfield dumped out of the FA Cup.”

Duff said, per Examiner Live: “Not good enough. Outrun, outfought, outbattled, beaten by a better team in the end. Started the game really poorly, concede a goal from the obvious threat, no quality in our play, every cross went in the keeper’s hands.

“We’ll be all over the papers tomorrow for all the wrong reasons. I said to the players in the meeting room, ‘make sure your heads are right’, and they clearly weren’t.

“There’s no excuses. We’ve played three different formations, we’ve had a lot of the ball but not sure the keeper has made enough saves, and if we’d have started the game like we did from the 80th minute onwards we’d have been all right, but we didn’t.”

Huddersfield Town boss Michael Duff told BBC2:

“We weren’t good enough. We deserved to get beaten. They out-scrapped us and the goal came from a threat we knew about.

“I picked a strong team, prepared properly and warned the players.

“If we had started the first minute like we played from the 80th minute onwards we might have been OK. But we waited too long to have any sort of response and we are deservedly out of the Cup.

“We started the game on the back foot, invited them on, invited the crowd into it, and it’s hard to get it back.

“We gave away a poor goal. It’s a long throw but we were nowhere near good enough.”

Tamworth manager Andy Peaks said: “We were looking forward to it because if you can’t enjoy nights like this, you shouldn’t be involved in football.

“Obviously the result makes it 10 times better but I wanted people to come and celebrate what we’ve done the last couple of years and this was a reward to get a tie like Huddersfield and then be on TV.

“People have said about the way we play, we play like that every game, we’ve not got loads and loads of extremely skilful players, we just work hard, we’ve got a good shape, they put a good shift in.

“I said to them before the start, whatever happens do yourself justice, don’t let it pass you by, and they didn’t, they were brilliant.”

Tamworth manager Andy Peaks told BBC2:

“I am chilled now. During stoppage time you know something can happen so you’re never content until it’s finished.

“We managed the game really well. Brilliant. We felt that when we got the ball we had to keep it and not give it back straight away because they are good on the ball.

“It was more important to keep a good shape and be difficult to break down.

“We knew we would be a threat on set-pieces and we were. The key was having a good shape and not rushing things. We didn’t have to win it in the first 20 minutes and we didn’t want to be out of it in the first 20 minutes.

“Most games are decided in the penalty box and we try to be good in those areas with the first and second balls – and we were.

“We mixed it up well. We had to be strong down the spine and the spine was strong.

“I just wanted to be competitive and not be embarrassed on national television.

“But I’m so proud of all of them – we have such a strong spine to the team – I never want a team of individuals, I want a team.”

Here’s how Twitter users reacted as Huddersfield fans and Michael Duff vent anger at players after FA Cup defeat to Tamworth…

@Jack_HTAFC_: Unlucky lads, you arent a bad team, you just need to work on passing, shooting, attacking, defending, goalkeeping, creating chances, dribbling, positioning, game management and also sportsmanship #htafc

@JulieAnnMulvey: Disgraceful performance, embarrassing. Not taking anything away from Tamworth, they can only beat what is front of them. Congratulations to them 👏👏

@neilmurphy5: When any game comes down to HEART and DESIRE we lose. I would take every player of theirs over ours. Duff had the temerity to question our reaction to winning on Saturday. This is why. We are a working class club. We admire graft. We admire effort. We admire HEART and DESIRE.

@craigsaddy: Absolutely disgraceful and shameful. @KevinNagleMLS that was embarrassing from your side. Yet again, it’s becoming a habit.

@James_G_03: Tactically outclassed outfought and been done by a bunch of part timers 😂5 at the back and hoof ball. Beaten by 3 lower league teams

@ar6932: Only 1 blue and white team in West Yorkshire who can beat Tamworth #shaymen

@NobleofLiam: The most Huddersfield Town of Huddersfield Town things to do.

@COYRCOYRCOYR: Jesus lads at least we held Horsham to a draw

@TerrierRealist: Not fit to wear the shirt!

@TerrierNigel: That sorry bunch should refund the travelling town faithful… I cant even remember seeing a shot on target. Cartwrights crocks have embarrassed us Infront of the nation, again, pathetic

@AlexNoctaris: The worst result I’ve seen as a town fan. Way worse than the Accrington one. Every player should be beyond ashamed. As for Duff. Next time he comments about the fans commitment, let’s remind him of this diabolical mess.

@justinbcfc92: Absolute embarrassment to the league you lot

@lbdrfc: Embarrassing dog bothering weirdos, fold the club. It needs a reboot

@MdKat111: Shocking. They have been working a 9-5 job all day amd we have been sleeping. What a joke, just fight for the shirt, ur manager told u to match them with effort & you didnt. Shows we miss some of the players out: Nicholls, Helik, Miller, Sorensen, Hogg, Hodge, Koroma, Healey etc

@WillOnYT: Should all be not paid for a week. And nice one Cartwright, we can see that recruitment and money spending was well worth it, full 11 out and we can’t beat a national league mid table team.

@TomKelly2024: That was absolutely shocking call yourselves professional footballers there lads go out and do a proper days work and then play out of there skins . Get a grip town @htafc

@SpencerHerbie: Better team won fair play Tamworth… but what on earth was that what an embarrassment that was

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