Abbott: We stopped them playing

07 February 2010 15:21
Ben Marshall scored seven minutes from time to give Carlisle a share of the spoils after Anthony Pilkington had put Lee Clark's play-off hopefuls in front early in the second half.[LNB]Abbott instructed his players to harass the Terriers and not give their livewire wingers space and time on the ball to cross.[LNB]And it paid off as Huddersfield, who have scored 37 goals at home and remain unbeaten in front of their own supporters in League One, only got going in the last 10 minutes of a largely disappointing performance.[LNB]Abbott said: "Huddersfield were not able to pass us to death like they have some teams here.[LNB]"That's what we set out to do, to close them down and stop them playing.[LNB]"Their fans will no doubt be unhappy at how their team played. But I think we should get some of the credit for that. We told our players to stand up to Huddersfield, close them down and make sure they put the tackles in and clear their lines.[LNB]"We're more than happy with a point. Huddersfield are a team who've only conceded nine goals at home before today and won 10 out of 15 games here. We'd have settled for a draw before the match."[LNB][LNB]

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