[ad_pod ]Huddersfield Townâs second season in the Premier League has been the stuff of nightmares. The Terriers are currently stranded at the foot of the table, 16 points from safety with just eight games left to play.The Yorkshire club have managed just three league wins all season and have only netted 15 times in the Premier League - by far the lowest goal tally of any team in the division.Optimism is currently thin on the ground at the John Smithâs Stadium. Manager Jan Siewert will continue to believe that his side can pull off a miracle until it is mathematically assured otherwise. Attacker Elias Kachunga, though, already appears to have accepted that Huddersfield are going down.The indoor football skills in the video below have to be seen to be believed...
What he said
In the clubâs recent press conference, as quoted by the outfitâs official Twitter account, the 26-year-old forward said: "We have a few games to goâ¦We have to stick together and to try our bestâ¦We have to be realistic. We have to just focus on each game, we canât change anything around us.â
An honest assessment
These comments do seem a bit defeatist, and in that sense theyâre honest. Huddersfield are beaten - their relegation all but assured. Kachungaâs comments on being realistic, and unable to change whatâs around them, is indicative that he is aware that the club are done in the top flight.
This honesty is to be respected. The club have to continue doing their best week in, week out, but really the hierarchyâs focus should already be beginning to shift to next season. The Terriers have plenty of work to do if theyâre to thrive in the Championship.
Siewertâs players will be as aware as anyone that the Terriersâ slim hopes of survival have now all but evaporated. Hiding behind platitudes helps no-one at this point.Â