Stoke City

[ivoralljack]

Live on Sky Arena this evening. Stoke much better outfit this season than last, so I'm expecting a tough game. Cooper will have to rotate his squad given the congested run of fixtures to come before the next international break - and we have some hard games in there against Blackburn, Brentford and Norwich.

A win tonight will be vital to offset the likely dropping of some points against those teams, all of whom look as though they will be in contention at the end of the season. I envisage a hard game against Stoke and I'm hoping we edge it. I'm going for 2-1 (bent or stupid officials allowing).

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Andy Pandy struggles to rotate a door knob. It will be a first if he makes any significant changes for today’s match.

 

[CroJack]

Joe Allen, who is out with a long term injury, is going to score two goals for Stoke today.

 

[CroJack]

Bidwell and Roberts need some rest, Smith has to be benched as a punishment for his last performace.
Manning and Naughton as wing-backs, Fulton in central midfield. Lowe, Gyokeres and Ayew up front. 3-4-3.

Or Ayew as ATM, Vic and Lowe up front.

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[Yankee_Jack]

Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Kyle Naughton, Ryan Bennett, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Ryan Manning; Yan Dhanda; Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe.

Substitutes: Steven Benda, Ben Cabango, Jake Bidwell, Korey Smith, Kasey Palmer, Liam Cullen, Viktor Gyokeres.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Dhanda starts in #10 role.

Cabango is benched for Naughton.

Smith is benched for Manning.

Bidwell is rested (can't possibly bench this guy otherwise) for Manning. Roberts starts.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Woody continues

 

[CroJack]

Cooper should give Roberts some rest. Roberts played for Wales during the last international break. Why doesn't he play Naughton there? Cabango is a centre-back, and centre-backs can play every game.

 

[The Blobster]

I like Naughts but he's no center half.

 

[Victoria Swan]

Might we actually be playing four at the back?

 

[The Blobster]

I wondered that as well .

 

[Victoria Swan]

Could be 4-2-1-3

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Suggestions please on a postcard to Andy Pandy at Liberty Stadium ...

 

[The Blobster]

close from Dhanda, good move.

 

[CroJack]

Could be 4-2-1-3

No, it's 3 at the back.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Ffs ... why has Dhanda been sitting on the bench. He’s showed more skill and threat in 3 minutes than our other midfield players have shown all season

 

[CroJack]

That was a great back pass from Roberts to Dhanda

 

[Yankee_Jack]

I like Dhanda in this setup

 

[Victoria Swan]

Looks like we've got someone who can cross the ball in Manning.

 

[CroJack]

We are playing well so far.