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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 17:50 30 Sep 2024
MPH isn’t match fit, but let’s be honest, he had no chance yesterday. Played out of position, as a striker when we were under the cosh and weren’t getting close to their final third. He didn’t get much of a chance to get into the game day until injury time.
I’ve no idea if he’s any good or not, but we need to judge him as a midfielder, when he’s match fit. |
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Reply | Swansea put in a project plan to play in Welsh competition
at 15:33 30 Sep 2024
I’m not convinced by this at all for exactly that reason. Surely though, the club wouldn’t consider it if losing EFL status would ever be a possibility?
If that’s guaranteed, I’d swap the domestic cup competitions for a realistic chance to play in Europe again. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 15:11 30 Sep 2024
This is the part of it that is on Luke Williams. I’ll cut him a lot of slack when it comes to strength in depth as he’s been shafted. You’re right though, our starting eleven is competitive and it’s down to him to deal with opponents changing tactics. |
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Reply | 2 questions
at 10:41 30 Sep 2024
Great question
I’d guess it’s because it’s run as a business not a football club and budgets don’t vary with circumstances |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 10:36 30 Sep 2024
I’m with you 100%. It’s a combination of both. Grimes was too deep too often yesterday, no argument there.
I do think there is a noticeable and consistent drop off in the second half, due to the way we press being so energy consuming and the replacements not being suited to that type of game. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 08:53 30 Sep 2024
We just have to temper the press until we’ve got a squad capable of playing it IMO. That one is squarely on Williams, but he would probably argue 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 7 games is an acceptable return. It’s certainly a much better start than last season or Martins.
Really worry about the squad depth though. It’s looking stretched already. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 08:49 30 Sep 2024
Absolutely. They still have one or two acolytes insisting they are doing a good job, the vast majority can see they have made life difficult for every manager since relegation.
Cullen and Vipotnik as our only strikers ffs |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 06:33 30 Sep 2024
This is exactly what I’ve been saying. There’s a very clear pattern to most of our games. He could go for a less aggressive style, the way we press is always going to tire players quickly.
Imagine we could bring the likes of Ollie Cooper on to run himself into the ground doing that for 20 minutes, rather than starting and having to pick and choose when to play to his strengths.
Williams, Watson and Coleman will be acutely aware our matchday squad js lacking. Williams definitely has a hand tied behind his back. Possibly the other two have as well. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 05:19 30 Sep 2024
They are absolutely right. It’s probably my biggest criticism of Luke Williams at the moment. He knows and the opposing manager knows, that our attacking players will slow down in the second half and we haven’t got the bench to replace them.
It’s obvious we’re going to be under the cosh when we start flagging and our opponents bring on fresh players.
He has slowly started to address it. Vipotnik in particular but also Ronald and Eom pressed less yesterday (quite possibly as we’ve got a midweek game). Naughton has started in place of both Tymon and Key recently. Maybe so we’ve got some energy coming on in the second half. |
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Reply | Wednesday fans at it again
at 05:09 30 Sep 2024
The fact you’re equating the two is far more offensive than any sheep chant. Think before you post. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 22:03 29 Sep 2024
The problem with these performances are the first halves are always so much better than the second halves. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end the season as the team with the most points dropped from winning positions.
Mid table - yeah probably. I’d take that. Think the vast majority would have taken it at the start of the season |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 21:34 29 Sep 2024
In the eyes of others, he’ll never get any leeway because he used to work with Russell Martin.
I agree some is his fault certainly. He’s far from perfect, but judging him with a squad like this is akin to judging Abdulai on the wing.
He’s trying to win 90 minute games in 70 minutes because he knows everyone else has a stronger bench. I said yesterday we’d be the better team in the first half and would be hanging on in the second, especially if we were ahead.
If he can deliver a lower mid-table finish with a squad like this, that will be a success. 9th at this point is better than i expected. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 21:22 29 Sep 2024
Not going to argue with that. Are the first two fit? Either would be a better option than Abdulai, whilst also freeing him up to come on in central midfield. Both should be in the 20.
Can’t comment on Wilson, but it’s ludicrous we’re down to a striker who had to modify his game (much less pressing) to conserve energy, an under 21 starlet and an on loan midfielder.
Every opponent brings on either a powerful or tricky striker for the last 20/30 minutes. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 21:14 29 Sep 2024
Our owners have more than just form for letting managers down in transfer windows. I’m sure he’d have loved Jerry Yates on the bench today.
Very much doubt he would have been happy with sending him to Derby if he knew we’d have to rely on Cullen alone until the end of September and have no strikers on the bench from a 20 man matchday squad today. |
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Reply | 2 questions (n/t)
at 21:08 29 Sep 2024
It’s a make believe world where Coleman and Levein bimble along merrily without discussing work. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 20:54 29 Sep 2024
My opinion, but if we’d signed players in reasonable condition in the summer, Abdulai wouldn’t have to cover the wings and we wouldn’t have to play Peart-Harris up front for 20 minutes. Bristol City had Naki Wells on the bench, we had no strikers.
I thought Vipotnik had a good first half today. It’s the end of September though, the condition both he and Bianchini arrived in was totally unacceptable. We didn’t have to sign them but we did.
Eventually, they’ll both be in shape and I’m sure Vipotnik, if not both, will start. If the young players like Parker and Govea also get back into contention, Williams won’t be at such a disadvantage.
Even with options in every position, I think most of us would have taken top 10 at this point. |
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Reply | 2 questions (n/t)
at 20:19 29 Sep 2024
That’s a different point and one I don’t disagree with.
However, while we are paying £5k a week and most of our peers are paying £10k a week, we aren’t going to get promoted. Even less likely when the squad is so thin in key areas.
Cabango shoud accept the best deal for him and his family, taking everything into account. Finances, how settled he is here, what he can achieve here vs elsewhere any anything else relevant to him.
Coleman knows if we’re being sold or not. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Bristol City : Match day thread : SUNDAY !
at 20:14 29 Sep 2024
Can’t agree with this at all.
20 man matchday squads and 5 substitutions are making it more like rugby where the half backs and front row are routinely subbed after an hour and it’s effectively a different team for the last 20 minutes.
We aren’t in a position to do that, most clubs are. He broadly makes the same substitutions every game - full back, two central midfielders, one winger and the striker. He’s forced into putting square pegs into at least two of those holes.
It’s no surprise to me that we are usually the better team in the first half and never are in the second half. Other teams go up a gear in the last 20/30 minutes while we limp through with a patched up team.
Cooper and Cabango have definitely improved this season. |
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