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The swans are on a run of four defeats, no goals and seemingly have lost all confidence in themselves and how to deliver goals and points. Millwall are on a healthy run of form.
Nailed on home win then eh ?
EFL Championship Saturday 10th April 2021 The New Den Kick off 12.30pm or maybe it’s 1pm
Match Officials ROBERT JONES Darren Cann and Simon Beck Fourth Official : Craig Hicks
LIVE ON SKY SPORTS
The swans are entering record breaking territory for all the wrong reasons. Here we go ...
Longest losing streak (League): 9 matches, 26 January 1991 to 19 March 1991 Longest non-scoring run (League): 6 matches, 6 February 1996 to 24 February 1996
Who would have thought it, it’s strange how we all take things for granted when they are going well, and even stranger the people who were being hailed as the new dawn in Swansea City’s recent history are two months later being shouted down - and are very persona non grata.
Millwall on the other hand have won their last three games.
So what’s going on ? Well, it’s like this. When you don’t score goals you draw games, when you don’t score goals and let them in you lose games. When you aren’t good enough to create chances to score goals and the other team does you lose games. If you are both shite, you draw games, but as we have seen you also lose games. This isn’t a conundrum, it’s what happens when your luck runs out, your heads are down and you feel sorry for yourself. Then you look at your bank balance, shrug your shoulders and play on your Xbox or PlayStation. It’s a great life being a loser.
A look back in anger
That’s a decent side.
Let’s go back to 2007 and Millwall v Swansea at the New Den. I chose this hame as I thought Kevin Austin was superb playing in this game. As we know he died of pancreatic cancer in 2018. Solid as a rock. Very dodgy penalty awarded against the swans, but still got the point.
Report - Roberto Martinez’s Swans extended their unbeaten run to eight games thanks to an influential performance from Paul Anderson. The on-loan Liverpool winger created the opening goal when his shot was parried into the path of Jason Scotland and the striker steered home. Millwall, under the guidance of new boss Jackett, responded through Zak Whitbread, and they went ahead 20 minutes from time thanks to Alan Dunne’s penalty. But Anderson had the final word, combining with Scotland to make it 2-2 on 78 minutes. The goal is credited to Darryl Duffy.
This game is LIVE on SKY and the club stronghold of Wales goes to Swansea City. Just in case the 5-0 filth down the road are getting out of hand
Millwall: Bartosz Bialkowski, Murray Wallace, Jake Cooper, Jed Wallace, Scott Malone, Alex Pearce (captain), Maikel Kieftenbeld, Mason Bennett, Dan McNamara, Billy Mitchell, George Evans.
Substitutes: Frank Fielding, Mahlon Romeo, Shaun Williams, Shane Ferguson, Connor Mahoney, Ryan Woods, Kanneth Zohore, Tom Bradshaw, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Kyle Naughton, Ryan Bennett, Marc Guehi, Ryan Manning; Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Conor Hourihane; Wayne Routledge, Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe.
Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Korey Smith, Morgan Whittaker, Yan Dhanda, Joel Latibeaudiere, Connor Roberts, Jake Bidwell, Ollie Cooper. Ben Cabango.
I think the last few weeks have conditioned some of us to be pessimistic. Maybe it’s a lot deeper routed than that.
‘Yeah we won. 3-0, but they hit the post mind’ ‘If Woodman hadn’t have made a great save they would have scored’ ‘May have been different if Ayew hadn’t scored’.
We completely deserved that. First half was competitive, but we were the better team. Second half wasn’t. Milwall had won 3 on the bounce before that.
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One could say a bit of a revelation.
He’s always been an intelligent footballer. The amount of times Laudrup used him speaks volumes about the guy, and for the way he wanted his team to play Routledge was probably first name on his team sheet.
Even though the legs may not run as fast at 36 his football brain is still more than functioning. People like Perch could never appreciate something like that because they have no idea.
Edit - I see the two dipsticks mouthing off about how everyone was wrong. Where were they after the last four defeats with no passing football and hardly a shot on target? The worst kind of football fan, if we got hammered in the play off you would hear a peep out of them defending cooper. Pathetic
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Routs is an intelligent guy, on the field and off it so he knows what he needs to do, probably be an excellent coach after he hangs his boots up. might be a little to laid back to be Head coach/Manager but who knows.
As a purely attacking coach he’d be sensational IMO
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread TEAM NEWS on 06:53 - Apr 11 by Brynmill_Jack
He’s always been an intelligent footballer. The amount of times Laudrup used him speaks volumes about the guy, and for the way he wanted his team to play Routledge was probably first name on his team sheet.
Even though the legs may not run as fast at 36 his football brain is still more than functioning. People like Perch could never appreciate something like that because they have no idea.
Edit - I see the two dipsticks mouthing off about how everyone was wrong. Where were they after the last four defeats with no passing football and hardly a shot on target? The worst kind of football fan, if we got hammered in the play off you would hear a peep out of them defending cooper. Pathetic
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People weren’t wrong. We’ve played badly for a fair bit longer than the 4 defeats. Cooper certainly deserved criticism.
There’s no need to look for the negatives in yesterday’s performance though, it was very good. Only criticism is he could have tried it sooner, though it’s hard to blame him for sticking with a system that, results wise at least, had been very successful.
Your first two paragraphs I couldn’t agree with more. Ayew and Lowe looked like different players with Routledge in there joining the dots.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread TEAM NEWS on 07:18 - Apr 11 by jack247
People weren’t wrong. We’ve played badly for a fair bit longer than the 4 defeats. Cooper certainly deserved criticism.
There’s no need to look for the negatives in yesterday’s performance though, it was very good. Only criticism is he could have tried it sooner, though it’s hard to blame him for sticking with a system that, results wise at least, had been very successful.
Your first two paragraphs I couldn’t agree with more. Ayew and Lowe looked like different players with Routledge in there joining the dots.
Where am I looking for negatives??? I’m saying quite the opposite!
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 22:39 - Apr 10 by Dr_Parnassus
I agree, a striker (which he has been made to be) needs a goal when their confidence is low. The longer than drought goes on the worse it gets, dropping him only prolongs that. We had no real viable option other than Lowe to continue the rest of the season so seems illogical to exacerbate what was already becoming a tricky mental hurdle for our best option.
Very pleased for the guy. His two finishes were absolutely clinical too. The drawback touch before his second shows the ability he has so I hope that’s not brought into question again. He’s taken some horrible abuse.
Anyone who knows anything about football knows Lowe has the ability, he was outstanding start of season even though at times he was missing chances. But he is a confidence player, leaving him on there during his drought did not help him whatsoever, he needed a rest. He did more in his little cameo against Cardiff when he came on than he did in several games prior to that starting.
Cooper brought him in to play up front, he told Lowe that during the talks prior to him signing. He saw him as a striker.
This team always has the players to play like we did yesterday, not many teams can rest a player like Connor Roberts and have a player like Kyle Naughton deputise, and have one of the best young defenders in championship on bench. Bit short in midfield but also have options up front / out wide with Lowe, Whittaker, Routs, Oli.
I hope Cooper keeps the shackles off, If he does, we got a chance.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread TEAM NEWS on 07:33 - Apr 11 by jack247
Didn’t mean you personally, I was talking rhetorically. You only need to scroll up this thread to see the ‘yeah we won but....’ type posts.
Well in this thread there is a Damascene moment or two for Perch who completely about faced - but he’ll be back to the same if we lose on Wednesday.
Although I can’t remember him crediting Routledge. And thankfully so, as Nostradamus specifically warned that such an event will lead to the end of the world.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 07:54 - Apr 11 by 34dfgdf54
Anyone who knows anything about football knows Lowe has the ability, he was outstanding start of season even though at times he was missing chances. But he is a confidence player, leaving him on there during his drought did not help him whatsoever, he needed a rest. He did more in his little cameo against Cardiff when he came on than he did in several games prior to that starting.
Cooper brought him in to play up front, he told Lowe that during the talks prior to him signing. He saw him as a striker.
This team always has the players to play like we did yesterday, not many teams can rest a player like Connor Roberts and have a player like Kyle Naughton deputise, and have one of the best young defenders in championship on bench. Bit short in midfield but also have options up front / out wide with Lowe, Whittaker, Routs, Oli.
I hope Cooper keeps the shackles off, If he does, we got a chance.
Disagree to be a good player you need to do things constantly not once in every 20 games or 3 or 4 times then bad run....hundreds and hundreds of players have ability..but don't execute it enough and released by clubs...even yesterday many times he took wrong options in his passing..held on too the ball when should have passed ...took his 2 goals really well but needs do it more if he wants to become a good player..ability means nothing...
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 08:20 - Apr 11 by angryjack
Disagree to be a good player you need to do things constantly not once in every 20 games or 3 or 4 times then bad run....hundreds and hundreds of players have ability..but don't execute it enough and released by clubs...even yesterday many times he took wrong options in his passing..held on too the ball when should have passed ...took his 2 goals really well but needs do it more if he wants to become a good player..ability means nothing...
You said he was sh*t, then you said you was wrong about him, then you said he’s sh*t again.
Like the weather
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You said he was sh*t, then you said you was wrong about him, then you said he’s sh*t again.
Like the weather
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Without creativity they’re all sh*t. Meaning they can’t play to their strengths. Yesterday we had a focal point that the vast majority of our good attacking play went through - allowing the likes of Lowe, Ayew, Fulton and Hourihane (who can only really create from dead ball situations) time and space to move into . Great to see our passing game back though a massive pity it’s taken this long to see the problem and fix it .
Wayne Routledge - take a bow .
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 22:39 - Apr 10 by Dr_Parnassus
I agree, a striker (which he has been made to be) needs a goal when their confidence is low. The longer than drought goes on the worse it gets, dropping him only prolongs that. We had no real viable option other than Lowe to continue the rest of the season so seems illogical to exacerbate what was already becoming a tricky mental hurdle for our best option.
Very pleased for the guy. His two finishes were absolutely clinical too. The drawback touch before his second shows the ability he has so I hope that’s not brought into question again. He’s taken some horrible abuse.
Exactly.
It was the quality he showed in scoring the goals that was so important. If they'd bounced in accidentally off his backside then he would not be feeling as positive and confident as he should be now.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread TEAM NEWS on 07:56 - Apr 11 by Brynmill_Jack
Well in this thread there is a Damascene moment or two for Perch who completely about faced - but he’ll be back to the same if we lose on Wednesday.
Although I can’t remember him crediting Routledge. And thankfully so, as Nostradamus specifically warned that such an event will lead to the end of the world.
best use of the word ‘Damascene’ I’ve ever seen.
Perch didn’t understand what Routledge brought to the team when he was in his prime. Called him Rotledge for years.
Shame he’s mid 30’s
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 10:01 - Apr 11 by johnlangy
Exactly.
It was the quality he showed in scoring the goals that was so important. If they'd bounced in accidentally off his backside then he would not be feeling as positive and confident as he should be now.
Massive confidence boost for him no doubt. His shooting had been tentative for a while. Team playing a bit better, he probably knew there would be more chances and the shackles came off. Two very confident, natural striker type finishes.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 10:35 - Apr 11 by jack247
Massive confidence boost for him no doubt. His shooting had been tentative for a while. Team playing a bit better, he probably knew there would be more chances and the shackles came off. Two very confident, natural striker type finishes.
He needs to be on the front foot with balls played down the channels for him to chase. That’s Jamal Lowes game, not playing with his back to goal trying to control hoicks from centre back
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread TEAM NEWS on 07:56 - Apr 11 by Brynmill_Jack
Well in this thread there is a Damascene moment or two for Perch who completely about faced - but he’ll be back to the same if we lose on Wednesday.
Although I can’t remember him crediting Routledge. And thankfully so, as Nostradamus specifically warned that such an event will lead to the end of the world.
Wtf are you talking about.
I am not conditioned as you are.
If Im wrong,I admit it,unlike you . If I’m right I don’t crow,unlike you.
Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 14:04 - Apr 11 by Brynmill_Jack
He needs to be on the front foot with balls played down the channels for him to chase. That’s Jamal Lowes game, not playing with his back to goal trying to control hoicks from centre back
Which won’t happen when the midfield is being overrun and the wingbacks are pinned back. Having a link really helped him yesterday and he was able to play to his strengths.
His finishing I mean though, when he’s had chances recently, he’s overthought them and ended up with pretty tepid efforts. Yesterday, he was full of confidence (probably because we were well on top) and just smashed them in. He had a lot to do for both goals but he made them look easy.
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Millwall v Swansea City Matchday Thread AS IT HAPPENS on 14:04 - Apr 11 by Brynmill_Jack
He needs to be on the front foot with balls played down the channels for him to chase. That’s Jamal Lowes game, not playing with his back to goal trying to control hoicks from centre back
Which is why we needed an out and out centre forward in the January window.
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best use of the word ‘Damascene’ I’ve ever seen. 
