MIDFIELDER READY TO GIVE ALL TO HELP TOWN BEAT DROP

Published date25 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Town sit three points adrift of safety with just two matches of their Championship campaign left to play, after they suffered a damaging 4-0 defeat at home to Swansea City on Saturday

The Terriers now have to pick themselves up for a pivotal bottomof-the-table clash at home to fellow strugglers Birmingham City this weekend. Town will be relegated if they are beaten by their third-frombottom visitors.

Following Saturday's crucial clash, the Terriers then face a daunting trip to take on promotion-chasing Ipswich Town on the final day of the campaign, and the Chelsea loanee insists he will give everything to his side's cause over the remaining two games.

In an interview with the Athletic, Matos said prior to Saturday's defeat: "I am very tied into this relegation battle. I am trying to give my all in every game, to the fans, the club, my team-mates. It means a lot to everyone to stay up and I will give my utmost to help.

"This has been an education I will never forget. I can already appreciate it has been fantastic for me. I have got to really experience what it is like - to really know how important each game is, the need to win.

"Every game we go into matters.

We have to win. There is no other solution in the position we are now. I look forward to the pressure. This is the time in your life where you have to show you can deal with it and I can. This is what this game is all about."

Matos is experiencing his first senior loan with the Terriers, having joined parent club Chelsea from Norwich City last summer after spending seven years in the Canaries' youth setup.

The 19-year-old has made 18 appearances for Town since his arrival in January, of which 15 have been starts, with the midfielder featuring regularly in his side's battle against the drop in the second half of the campaign.

There pressure, be under Alex "There is a lot of pressure, but I want to be under that pressure," Matos said.

"It is the beauty of...

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