Huddersfield Town defender Tommy Elphick says the timing of Jan Siewert's sacking could prove to be a good thing for the side, due to the time it gave them to digest the news prior to their return to action.

Siewert was sacked by the Terriers on Friday night, in the immediate aftermath of their 2-1 defeat to fellow relegated side Fulham, and Elphick says that has at least allowed the squad to clear their heads somewhat before focusing on football again.

The Terriers are next in action on Wednesday night, when they travel to Wales to face the third of last season's relegated Premier League sides, Cardiff City.

Speaking about when the squad learned the news of Siewert's sacking, Elphick told the Examiner: “About 20 minutes or half an hour after.

"It was a unique situation - I've never been in it myself personally but as I say, from our point of view it's probably better off being done that way in some respects because we had the weekend to reflect, clear our heads and come in to work again on Monday."

Discussing the experience of working under Siewert, Elphick, who was a summer transfer window signing following his release from Aston Villa, added: “Jan was a passionate guy. He invested a lot of time and energy in to us over the summer and brought players like me to the club.

"I felt that we were nearly there but unfortunately the way football is, the chairman has made the decision."

Describing the scene in the Huddersfield dressing room prior to confirmation of Siewert's sacking, Elphick revealed: “After the game the manager addressed us and just thanked us for our efforts and reiterated that it's a business that we’re in and unfortunately it hasn't gone the way everyone would have wanted it to."

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Huddersfield are currently 23rd in the Championship after taking just a single point from their opening three games of the Championship season, with Siewert having won just one of his 19 games in charge of the club.

The Verdict

There are some interesting comments in here from Elphick.

Considering what Elphick has said, it seems that Siewert pretty much knew his time at the club was up at the end of the Fulham game, and prior to the official confirmation of his sacking, given his apparent comments to the squad.

I can also understand what Elphick is saying about the time off being beneficial for the players, since they will have been able to digest the news mentally before rather than being thrust straight back into the action the following day.

Now that Siewert has gone, however, there is plenty of pressure of Elphick and his teammates, to show that they themselves are capable of competing at this level under the right manager.