| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY 19:51 - Nov 28 with 9073 views | ModeratorC |
Let us throw some light on this fixture.
 Swansea City ready to increase misery on Pompey ? 29th Nov 2024 07:00The last time Portsmouth played was on November 9th. That day they beat Preston 3-1. Bearing in mind that came before the International break and some twenty one days ago tomorrow they certainly do come into this game fresh.  0
 Swans v Pompey : An odd connection & pre match chat 30th Nov 2024 08:00It’s match day again, when you play on a Wednesday they really come round quickly. After today v Portsmouth at the Swansea.com (3pm) the Swans will have a week off … before travelling to Luton for a game next Saturday. 0
 Swans in another goal glut game but no finishing power 30th Nov 2024 18:29If we look at the players who just are not performing for the Swans then three new bodies are needed come January. If these individuals can be replaced it may well give the Swans the lift they need, especially in games like today. Having said that the Swans had more than enough chances to win this game today. 0
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 08:54 - Dec 2 with 565 views | Legend83 |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 20:27 - Dec 1 by Flashberryjack |
His cotribution to our play is a little above zero. |
Not easy when you are instructed to play up top, 90% of our play goes down the flanks, and you receive the ball to feet a handful of times each match. | | | |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 09:09 - Dec 2 with 527 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 08:54 - Dec 2 by Legend83 |
Not easy when you are instructed to play up top, 90% of our play goes down the flanks, and you receive the ball to feet a handful of times each match. |
I think he can be effective though not with this coaching or tactics | |
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 09:11 - Dec 2 with 529 views | Legend83 |
I know he gets a lot of flak at times (and I am not his biggest fan), but a big part of the problem with that first half is we needed a captain to rally the troops and set the standards for the rest of the team.
The sight of Grimes mutely trudging back to the center circle as if nothing happened after the first goal really ground my gears. Firstly, he should have been furious with himself for making a half-arsed attempt to get back and cover Key's ineptitude. Secondly, he should have been b*llocking Key for his ineptitude and telling the team to focus. Can you imagine Roy Keane, Ash Williams or even Garry Monk putting up with that crap??
Seems the standards set are to play to 75% of your capability on an infuriatingly regular basis. | | | |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 09:37 - Dec 2 with 480 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 09:11 - Dec 2 by Legend83 |
I know he gets a lot of flak at times (and I am not his biggest fan), but a big part of the problem with that first half is we needed a captain to rally the troops and set the standards for the rest of the team.
The sight of Grimes mutely trudging back to the center circle as if nothing happened after the first goal really ground my gears. Firstly, he should have been furious with himself for making a half-arsed attempt to get back and cover Key's ineptitude. Secondly, he should have been b*llocking Key for his ineptitude and telling the team to focus. Can you imagine Roy Keane, Ash Williams or even Garry Monk putting up with that crap??
Seems the standards set are to play to 75% of your capability on an infuriatingly regular basis. |
Well hallelujah
At last a poster who States the unpalatable .
We have a captain who leads by example,a bad example
No captain should be encouraging walking football nor see players trying to dribble @ ball out of trouble two yards from their own goal line
We can play, and oretty well. But we are being strangled by the coach and captain . If either wee replaced.IF,things would be different .
Few coaches would see us willingly take a short corner in the fourth min of time added on.
Games have ended with us chasing the game with our centre backs passing it sideways . | |
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 11:24 - Dec 2 with 418 views | jack247 |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 08:54 - Dec 2 by Legend83 |
Not easy when you are instructed to play up top, 90% of our play goes down the flanks, and you receive the ball to feet a handful of times each match. |
Bianchini manages to get involved when he comes off the bench and he’s far from the finished article.
I’ve been very critical of Vipotnik as I think he offers very little. However, I think his main problem is his inexperience.
I’ve pretty much written this season off as one where we don’t trouble the top 6 or relegation places. I can’t see us putting a particularly good or bad run together. We ‘may’ have a good striker on our hands by next season if he can learn to impose himself on games. The willingness is there and he’s clearly got shooting ability, he just doesn’t quite seem to know what he’s doing yet.
I think we’ll have quite a few frustrating performances punctuated with the odd goal before he gets there though. | | | |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 11:45 - Dec 2 with 412 views | Legend83 |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 11:24 - Dec 2 by jack247 |
Bianchini manages to get involved when he comes off the bench and he’s far from the finished article.
I’ve been very critical of Vipotnik as I think he offers very little. However, I think his main problem is his inexperience.
I’ve pretty much written this season off as one where we don’t trouble the top 6 or relegation places. I can’t see us putting a particularly good or bad run together. We ‘may’ have a good striker on our hands by next season if he can learn to impose himself on games. The willingness is there and he’s clearly got shooting ability, he just doesn’t quite seem to know what he’s doing yet.
I think we’ll have quite a few frustrating performances punctuated with the odd goal before he gets there though. |
Yes I agree, but Bianchini's greater involvement probably is partly due to his experience and natural urges as a winger. As an aside, I like what I see of him - yes his finish was poor, but his movement to get clean through was excellent and not the first time he's done that. His impact per minute played is right up there.
I agree with the rest of your post on Vipotnik, and I think to some extent we have to expect similarly frustrating and inconsistent performances from a lot of our players - a lot of the new, young and with barely 100 "senior" games amongst many of them. | | | |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 12:10 - Dec 2 with 384 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 11:45 - Dec 2 by Legend83 |
Yes I agree, but Bianchini's greater involvement probably is partly due to his experience and natural urges as a winger. As an aside, I like what I see of him - yes his finish was poor, but his movement to get clean through was excellent and not the first time he's done that. His impact per minute played is right up there.
I agree with the rest of your post on Vipotnik, and I think to some extent we have to expect similarly frustrating and inconsistent performances from a lot of our players - a lot of the new, young and with barely 100 "senior" games amongst many of them. |
What does me is the unfettered praise for Grinmes
As inept and insipid a skipper as is possible to see
Utterly uninspirational
This fella could be so much better , I think but a captain he is not
I've always believed Darlong a possible better captain
The very worst aspect of Grimes is game management
He souls be nowhere near our back four
His backwards dribbling towards his own goal says it all
Yet, he is never rested | |
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 12:16 - Dec 2 with 377 views | jack247 |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 12:10 - Dec 2 by onehunglow |
What does me is the unfettered praise for Grinmes
As inept and insipid a skipper as is possible to see
Utterly uninspirational
This fella could be so much better , I think but a captain he is not
I've always believed Darlong a possible better captain
The very worst aspect of Grimes is game management
He souls be nowhere near our back four
His backwards dribbling towards his own goal says it all
Yet, he is never rested |
There isn’t unfettered praise for Grimes on here.
Rightly or wrongly, he’s our most criticised player by a long way. Sometimes justifiably, often for things that are nothing to do with him. | | | |
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 17:21 - Dec 2 with 245 views | Treforys_Jack |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 11:24 - Dec 2 by jack247 |
Bianchini manages to get involved when he comes off the bench and he’s far from the finished article.
I’ve been very critical of Vipotnik as I think he offers very little. However, I think his main problem is his inexperience.
I’ve pretty much written this season off as one where we don’t trouble the top 6 or relegation places. I can’t see us putting a particularly good or bad run together. We ‘may’ have a good striker on our hands by next season if he can learn to impose himself on games. The willingness is there and he’s clearly got shooting ability, he just doesn’t quite seem to know what he’s doing yet.
I think we’ll have quite a few frustrating performances punctuated with the odd goal before he gets there though. |
Genuinely think Vipotik is struggling to get up the the pace of the Championship, maybe he never will, but definitely a player in there. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 21:13 - Dec 2 with 152 views | Flashberryjack |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 17:21 - Dec 2 by Treforys_Jack |
Genuinely think Vipotik is struggling to get up the the pace of the Championship, maybe he never will, but definitely a player in there. |
Jesus !!! by the time he gets up to pace in the championship, we'll be in league one. |  |
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| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 21:27 - Dec 2 with 124 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Portsmouth : Match day thread MATCH DAY on 17:21 - Dec 2 by Treforys_Jack |
Genuinely think Vipotik is struggling to get up the the pace of the Championship, maybe he never will, but definitely a player in there. |
I hope we have a plan B in January. |  | | |
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