Swans v Derby County

[CroJack]

We are a better team than Derby. Kalulu is a bit light-weight, losing his duels too easily. Bring in Peterson.
Borja is a class player, pity he doesn't get more service.
We are doing ok defensively, but we are missing THAT last clever pass. Celina and Dyer should pass the ball to Borja instead of shooting from distance.

And, of course, what a save by Woodman. We have a goalkeeper. Finally.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

VdH had a free header from a corner - should have put that on target at least.

Woodman did two great things: came and took a corner like a keeper of old; saved the penalty with plenty to spare. More to come I hope.

We need to get sharper up front, Celina in particular has been rank at the critical moments.

 

[IanABS94]

Sounds like we are the better side which is nice. Derby will improve in second half and we'll have to make sure we match that and then some. Amazing to hear we saved a penalty.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Curt giving the best half time commentary I’ve heard in a while.

 

[ivoralljack]

My comms confirming the above views. They say there's not much between the teams but if we were a bit sharper, a bit more precise at the business end, we could go on to win this. We are well in the game and looking dangerous on the counter but need to be more accurate with our work in the final third. This game is there for us, so let's hope we don't do anything silly to throw it away. But at the end of the day, if we draw the game it would be a good point at a tough venue.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

We shouldn’t settle for the point here. Promotion teams find a way to walk with 3 in games like this.

Ref bottled the penalty decision ... terrible call.

 

[Borini]

Cracking double save by woodman.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Grimes was penalized when the Derby player came in harder, at a bad angle and didn’t play the ball.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Ref has now closed his eyes to anything that should go in our favor

 

[Borini]

Peterson on dyer off

 

[Yankee_Jack]

I would have taken AK off and kept Dyer

 

[Yankee_Jack]

AK is crocked

 

[Borini]

Surridge on Baston off
Dhanda on Kalula off

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Surridge is ready on for Borja.
Dhanda on for AK

 

[IanABS94]

Cooper being forthright and attacking, I like it. A point here would be great but it's refreshing to have a manager want to go for it.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Ref bottled a penalty call in our favor

 

[ivoralljack]

Comms saying that the substitutions have disrupted us and Derby are pressing us hard. They (Ratcliffe) also can't understand why we weren't allowed a pretty nailed on penalty. The good thing is that the consensus is that, for a newly formed side, we have performed well and that there's a lot more to come from these players.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Ref is a home boy

 

[Yankee_Jack]

7 minutes extra

 

[ivoralljack]

SEVEN minutes of added time?!! Comms aghast at where the Australian referee has got that from. He's done us no favours all game from what I understand.