Glamour is put on the back burner as Huddersfield Town prioritizes the important things

One could understand if chairman Dejphon Chansiri had been daydreaming as he watched Sheffield Wednesday play Huddersfield Town in the Yorkshire derby.

There was not much entertainment in Saturday’s 0-0 draw, so it is not surprising that names like Danny Rohl, a 34-year-old from Germany’s home of innovative coaching with a penchant for “bold decisions,” who has never managed a senior team but has coached RB Leipzig, Southampton, Bayern Munich, and Everton, are being bandied about as potential candidates to replace Chansiri.

Huddersfield, who hired Mark Fotheringham for a brief and disastrous stint just over a year ago, had already been there and done that.

The road of a managerial search is rarely clear-cut, so just because Rohl is frequently mentioned in rumors right now does not guarantee that the Owls would hire him or even someone similar. People are not necessarily oblivious to pragmatism because of their youth or their CV.

On the other hand, two Yorkshire football-loving men realized on Saturday that being daring would have to wait given the position of their clubs. Even if it was a little monotonous, that’s okay. It was.

Although Darren Moore is not quite starting from scratch, he is close. He had only managed Huddersfield for three games, the most recent of which was a 4-1 crushing at Birmingham City.

Neil Thompson’s post-game remarks were a target in straight-talking while Xisco Munoz rambled around the houses defending himself in his second language. “A clean sheet keeps you in the game,” Neil Thompson’s opponent reasoned.

Thompson, who just turned 60, is neither young nor attractive. Despite playing in the Premier League, he was a left-back for Ipswich Town and Barnsley.

But he is precisely the kind of dedicated professional football player that clubs – in all areas – cannot survive without. Since he has been with Sheffield Wednesday for 13 years and has held the fort in the past, he knew what to do when the call came in.

He shrugged, “You just deal with it.”

On his team sheet, common sense was screaming. Only Di’Shon Bernard, who joined under Munoz, was born in England, out of the 11 starters.

The under-21s coach Thompson replied, “I know them. “I’ve seen them play last season.”

The reaction when the team was announced demonstrated that the supporters were on board and giving it their all without saying a word about Chansiri.

Due to the absence of several bigger players, teenagers Joey Phuthi and Bailey Cadamarteri were on the bench.

Why was asked of Thompson. “Their performances and the way they went about it,” he responded.

I warned the players that when I announced the starting lineup and substitutes for Friday’s game, many people wouldn’t be pleased. It doesn’t hurt you, and I’ve had it done to me.

He didn’t run off. As many would expect, Ashley Fletcher, Djeidi Gassma, and Momo Diaby had been let go.

It was obvious what Thompson needed to do at a team without a win all season and coming off of three losses, especially with the club’s two most entertaining veterans, Josh Windass and Barry Bannan, still out injured.

“We need more opportunities created but you’ve got to get a solid base,” he said.

Let’s face it, we gave them very little to work with. My opinion is that neither Cam (Dawson) nor their goalkeeper made a save.

If Moore wants to experience the same kind of reception he did at Hillsborough when he goes to Huddersfield as their former manager, the Terriers’ lack of bite must be his top concern.

In the spot on his 3-4-1-2 where Thompson chose Callum Paterson, he chose the swashbuckling Sorba Thomas.

With the exception of a first-half connection with Delano Burgzorg, Thomas’ threat came primarily from set pieces until Thompson warned his Owls to be more cautious about conceding them before halftime.

The hard work Paterson put in was successful, as a deft cushioned pass with his head demonstrated that this was not the only aspect of his game. He had the finest opportunity for his team, volleying wide on the turn.

“We came to win but also keep a clean sheet,” acknowledged Moore. “We didn’t want to give anything away off the back of midweek.”

As Moore noted, when Dany Ward is well enough to lead the line, his problems attacking will get easier.

Josh Koroma failed to score. The only time either team came close to scoring was when Dawson struck again late in the game after leaving for an unsuccessful punch in the first half. Although Tom Lees was found to have interfered with the goalkeeper, Kian Harratt scored.

Although it was soft, the game did not merit a goal since managers who were familiar with one another balanced each other out.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a manager you know or not, there’s so much out there in the media, the press, the analysts, you know what’s going to happen,” Thompson stated.

“You must refrain from listening to the noise. Football presents an opportunity to win over 26,000 spectators on the field.

It’ll always be a straightforward game.

Dawson; Iorfa; Ihiekwe; Bernard; Palmer; Vaulks; James (Valentin 85); Paterson (Buckley 77); Smith; Gregory (Wilks 61); Sheffield Wednesday. Diaby, Hendrick, Vasquez, Cadamarteri, Musaba, and Phuthi were all unutilized subs.

Edwards (Wiles 66), Hogg, Rudoni, Nakayama; Thomas; Koroma (Harratt 66), Burgzorg (Diarra 83); Huddersfield Town: Nicholls; Pearson, Helik, Ruffels (Lees 62); Edwards (Wiles 66), Hogg, Rudoni, Nakayama. Edmonds-Green, Maxwell, Headley, Hudlin, and Jackson were not utilized as replacements.

M. Donohue, a Greater Manchester-based referee.