Poor defending, poor goalkeeping or something else? Every conceded goal analysed.
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CroJack
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Goal No. 37
Bristol City 2 : 0 Swansea
You can watch the second Bristol goal here (5:27):
Bristol win an aerial duel in our half:
A headed pass to the right flank follows:
An excellent pass behind our defence:
And Mulder gets nutmegged:
Conclusion: Excellent play by Bristol. No complaints.
Bristol City 2 : 0 Swansea
You can watch the second Bristol goal here (5:27):
Bristol win an aerial duel in our half:
A headed pass to the right flank follows:
An excellent pass behind our defence:
And Mulder gets nutmegged:
Conclusion: Excellent play by Bristol. No complaints.
CroJack
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Goal No. 38
Leeds United 2 : 1 Swansea
You can watch Leeds first goal here (0:30):
After the Leeds corner-kick we fail to clear the ball properly and somehow the deflected ball comes to one of the Leeds players who shoots and scores. But look at the Leeds player ( No. 1) who is in a clear off-side position:
And he is still between the Leeds player who shoots and our goalkeeper. A clear off-side:
Conclusion: Poor refereeing.
Leeds United 2 : 1 Swansea
You can watch Leeds first goal here (0:30):
After the Leeds corner-kick we fail to clear the ball properly and somehow the deflected ball comes to one of the Leeds players who shoots and scores. But look at the Leeds player ( No. 1) who is in a clear off-side position:
And he is still between the Leeds player who shoots and our goalkeeper. A clear off-side:
Conclusion: Poor refereeing.
CroJack
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Goal No. 39
Leeds United 2 : 1 Swansea
You can watch Leeds second goal here (2:13)
Leeds attacks from the left flank.
Our player (No. 1) is not aware what is going on behind his back.
A perfect cross:
And a perfect header.
I still think Mulder's positioning is wrong and also he has to react better here:
Conclusion: poor goalkeeping.
Leeds United 2 : 1 Swansea
You can watch Leeds second goal here (2:13)
Leeds attacks from the left flank.
Our player (No. 1) is not aware what is going on behind his back.
A perfect cross:
And a perfect header.
I still think Mulder's positioning is wrong and also he has to react better here:
Conclusion: poor goalkeeping.
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CroJack
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Goal No. 40
Sheffield Wednesday 3 : 1 Swansea
You can watch SW first goal here (1:20):
Sheffield Wednesday press high and Celina gets dispossessed in our own half. Have a look at that huge empty space in the middle. There aren't any Swans players there to receive the ball:
A quick transition follows:
Sheffield Wednesday 3 : 1 Swansea
You can watch SW first goal here (1:20):
Sheffield Wednesday press high and Celina gets dispossessed in our own half. Have a look at that huge empty space in the middle. There aren't any Swans players there to receive the ball:
A quick transition follows:
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CroJack
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Goal No. 42
Sheffield Wednesday 3 : 1 Swansea
You can watch the third SW goal here (3:20):
The ball is cleared after a SW corner-kick and SW send a cross into our penalty box:
A weak header and the ball bounces to Naughton:
Naughton makes a poor clearance:
A lob pass follows:
And a beautifully executed bicycle kick:
Conclusion: poor defending.
Sheffield Wednesday 3 : 1 Swansea
You can watch the third SW goal here (3:20):
The ball is cleared after a SW corner-kick and SW send a cross into our penalty box:
A weak header and the ball bounces to Naughton:
Naughton makes a poor clearance:
A lob pass follows:
And a beautifully executed bicycle kick:
Conclusion: poor defending.
CroJack
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Goal No. 43
Norwich 1 : 0 Swansea
You can watch Norwich goal here (5:05):
Norwich attack on the left flank and we are in a good defensive shape:
Byers leaves his defensive position and leaves a big empty space behind him:
A dummy:
And a fantastic shot into the top corner:
Conclusion: lack of positional awareness but also a fantastic Norwich goal.
Norwich 1 : 0 Swansea
You can watch Norwich goal here (5:05):
Norwich attack on the left flank and we are in a good defensive shape:
Byers leaves his defensive position and leaves a big empty space behind him:
A dummy:
And a fantastic shot into the top corner:
Conclusion: lack of positional awareness but also a fantastic Norwich goal.
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Yankee_Jack
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@CroJack ... you put a ton work into this thread. Thank you. I enjoyed reading it. It seems to me that the terms they keep being used are “lazy” and “failed”. The first speaks for itself. The second covers situations that could/should have been prevented. That most of the goals conceded are described such indicates a chronic lack of good defending on our part. Other teams didn’t beat us, we too often beat ourselves. Job #1 for the new boss is to eliminate these defensive lapses to keep us in a position to win games rather than having to work to scape defeat.
CroJack
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Goal No. 46
WBA 3 : 0 Swansea
Watch WBA third goal here (9:00):
An unlucky goal. WBA have a corner-kick and we clear the ball. After a lot of forward and backward bouncing the ball finally comes to one of WBA players who has a clear shot on target and scores.
Conclusion: just an unlucky goal.
WBA 3 : 0 Swansea
Watch WBA third goal here (9:00):
An unlucky goal. WBA have a corner-kick and we clear the ball. After a lot of forward and backward bouncing the ball finally comes to one of WBA players who has a clear shot on target and scores.
Conclusion: just an unlucky goal.
CroJack
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Goal No. 48
Nottingham Forest 2 : 1 Swansea
Watch Forest second goal here (6:09)
Another corner-kick. A lot of players in our 6 yards box, a good header and again there aren't any of our players at the far post.
Conclusion: I wouldn't blame anyone for this goal. Set-pieces are always chaotic and a bit of luck is needed.
Nottingham Forest 2 : 1 Swansea
Watch Forest second goal here (6:09)
Another corner-kick. A lot of players in our 6 yards box, a good header and again there aren't any of our players at the far post.
Conclusion: I wouldn't blame anyone for this goal. Set-pieces are always chaotic and a bit of luck is needed.
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CroJack
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Goal No. 51
QPR 4 : 0 Swansea
Watch the first QPR goal here (0:41)
QPR corner-kick. We are using a mix of man-marking and zonal defending. Watch Nordfeldt.
A powerful header towards the near post but Nordfeldt is still not there where he should be. Why? He should be able to anticipate opposition movement and the direction of the header.
Conclusion: It was a powerful header but I still think Nordfeldt could and should have done it better. Poor goalkeeping.
QPR 4 : 0 Swansea
Watch the first QPR goal here (0:41)
QPR corner-kick. We are using a mix of man-marking and zonal defending. Watch Nordfeldt.
A powerful header towards the near post but Nordfeldt is still not there where he should be. Why? He should be able to anticipate opposition movement and the direction of the header.
Conclusion: It was a powerful header but I still think Nordfeldt could and should have done it better. Poor goalkeeping.