Clark questions Terriers' strength

07 February 2010 10:40
Huddersfield boss Lee Clark questioned the ability of some of his players to handle the pressure of a promotion bid after they were held 1-1 at home by Carlisle. Ben Marshall scored seven minutes from time to give Carlisle a share of the spoils after Anthony Pilkington had put Clark's play-off hopefuls in front early in the second half. 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. "We looked nervous, particularly in the first half, and I don't know where that came from," Clark said. "This was a chance to play in front of a big crowd for a club that wants to win promotion. The team has been a bit hit and miss lately. "Too many players have been up and down. We've not seen the level of consistency from the players recently that they showed earlier in the season. I'm not sure whether I'm expecting too much. A lot of the players are still young. But I grew up with this level of expectation at the club where I was at this age. "If the performances were not acceptable then we were told in no uncertain terms every time we went out to the supermarket. The players here are going to have to get used to that level of expectancy. We have to look at the positives though. This was a game we could have easily lost. We have to look at it as a point onto our tally and take it from there." Top

Source: PA