HUDDERSFIELD Town manager Lee Grant said that his side’s collective mentality was the aspect which pleased him the most in an impressive first league outing in charge of the club – an excellent 3-0 opening-day victory over Leyton Orient at the Accu Stadium.
Joe Low and Alfie May netted on their competitive debuts for Town, who handed full debuts to eight new signings.
Low headed Town on seven minutes and May struck from the spot early in the second half to make it 2-0 as the hosts converted a penalty in front of their own supporters for the first time in 1,984 days since February 2020.
Asked what he was most satisfied about, Grant said: “In general, I felt the group were really together and hopefully, everyone leaving the stadium felt: ‘that group really fought for each other and worked incredibly hard for each other.’
“There were guys playing their first 90 minutes and there were eight (full) debuts on the pitch and there was a lot of energy spilling out over the edge for a lot of guys today and I am really pleased that people managed to contain that and stayed focused on their jobs and roles and that was excellent.
“There were bits in the games that I would have liked us to perhaps recognise quicker. For example, their (Orient’s) transition threat was excellent and we had to be guarded against that and once or twice, we got ahead of ourselves.
“There was lots in there we need to be better with and need to learn from. But of course, the result for the supporters and group in general is lovely. But it’s important we are measured and not get too far ahead of us.”
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