Huddersfield Town boss Lee Grant sent 'fans are turning' warning - urged to shake 'worrying' coaching trend | OneFootball

FLW's Huddersfield fan pundit issues verdict on manager Lee Grant after facing heat following below-par start to the season.

Huddersfield Town manager Lee Grant could move one step closer to an early exit if next weekend's trip to Wycombe Wanderers doesn't go to plan.

Form in recent weeks for Huddersfield Town has been below-par to say the least, after such an impressive start to the 2025/26 League One campaign.

After facing back-to-back league losses against Stockport and Bolton, the latter being in dramatic fashion, as well as suffering a 1-0 loss to League Two outfit Harrogate Town in the EFL Trophy, Lee Grant's side must get back on track with an away trip to Wycombe being next on the calendar for the Terriers.

Prior to a ball being kicked this season, Grant's side were tipped to be heavy promotion candidates, but with 12 games down, they certainly have some work to do if they want to reach those heights.

It's by no means unachievable as they are still sniffing around the play-off places, but that winning feeling needs to return soon.

As for summer recruitment, a new manager with fresh ideas combined with the signings of players like Alfie May and Lynden Gooch brought about much excitement from the Huddersfield fans, and that translated into the beginning of their season as they won four of their first five matches.

However, with a current downturn in form, question marks over Grant's time at the helm have been raised, and Football League World's Huddersfield Town fan pundit, Graeme Rayner, believes that fans have already made their minds up about their man in charge.

Lee Grant entering make or break territory over his time in charge at Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield unsurprisingly have high aspirations for the season ahead, and with things not quite going as planned so far, fans are already voicing their opinions before matters get any worse for the Terriers.

FLW's Huddersfield Town fan pundit, Graeme, understands fans' current frustrations, even more so if they don't get a positive result against Wycombe next weekend.

Graeme said: "I mean it's difficult because he's had 12 games in the league and that's a ridiculous time to start thinking about changing a manager.

"However, the fans are on the turn already, quite significantly, and the last two home games have definitely shown that.

"So, I do think that that game at Wycombe is vitally important to get a result and even more importantly, a performance.

"I think if we don't play football the way the fans want it to be played soon, then the fans will be sending a very clear message to the ownership and the leadership at the club."

After being appointed as the Terriers' boss back in May, it became Grant's first avenue in his managerial career after being a first-team coach at Ipswich for three years.

With that comes inexperience, and there have been clear signs of that highlighted by Graeme.

He believes that if he is to cement himself as Huddersfield boss in the long-term, he must be receptive to change and be less regimented in his ways.

Graeme said: "I quite like Lee Grant, I think he speaks well, and I think he's got good intentions, but, there are some signs that he's a very, very new manager.

"He seems to have decided there's only one way he wants to play, and I think that to have decided that so early in your career and be quite obstinate about it can be worrying.

"I think the best coaches and managers are adaptable and flexible and change to the circumstances and the trends and the way football is played by other clubs and all of that.

"So, yeah, I do think that it could be a critical situation if [Huddersfield] Town go to that game and lose and don't play well. Obviously, a win will buy him time, but if they win but play badly, then fans aren't going to be appeased. It's one of those that I think he needs to start letting players play where they should be playing.

"He was asked by the local media last night if Alfie May, being the most natural goalscorer at the club, if he felt like he should play him at centre forward or if he's going to change the way he's been playing him, which is much deeper, and he said 'No', which is quite surprising."

Huddersfield, under the guidance of Grant, have most commonly operated in a 4-2-3-1 formation which seems to be the go-to choice in the modern era of football.

As for the Terriers' players, they operated in the same system under the previous manager, Jon Worthington. Therefore, in terms of tactical changes, the system can't be blamed as they are all aware of their roles, but instead, Grant's managerial inexperience could be further found out if he doesn't experiment with different methods sooner rather than later.

Beyond Wycombe, there are two cup fixtures for the Terriers. An FA Cup meeting with Bolton will give them a chance to get revenge on their Thursday night defeat, as well as an EFL clash against Mansfield, which will give Grant an opportunity to be flexible as Graeme urged him to be.