There is developing a chronic contradiction. Per Martin, we are a great [paraphrase] team ... blah, blah, blah. The results, points, goal difference paint a completely different story and that's without the more subjective analysis and commentary on performance, per player during a game.
They are not both true. The results etc are the facts. Martin is therefore full of shite.
Norwich today decided that enough was enough with their manager and they are in the playoff area - clearly ambition, quality and results are driving that ship. When our exec speaks (
A Christmas update from Julian Winter | Swansea): "We are now at the midway point of the campaign and sit just two points away from the play-off places and, while some might argue we could have more points on the board, I feel it has been a very positive first half of the season" ... there is a tenuous overly generous interpretation of reality.
Norwich and us ... worlds apart in practice and we'll be worlds apart in the table at the end of the season.
Martin is not battling for promotion; he is now fighting to avoid relegation. Players not renewing contracts speak clearly on how things are viewed inside the Club amongst the players.
Martin no longer has the luxury of trying stupid shit such as 2 yard goal kicks from which panic ensues followed by disaster because one of the players fails to grasp the need to put boot through ball and override his practice field indoctrination. Clearly if this short goal kick maneuver is ever practiced Martin doesn't do it with a high press in opposition or our players wouldn't go brain dead when it happens in a match. Nor does Martin have the luxury of starting impact players on the bench (Cundle, Cullen, Flex) and only bringing them on to salvage a match that is going to shit.
We play with wide players, but have no width. A seeming contradiction, but none of the players out wide have a single clue or desire to actually try and beat a defender. Their habit is to check, turn back, pass back. Which makes the whole effort to get a ball out wide pointless. Only Flex offers true width.
Different week, different opponent, same outcome. Insanity and chronic contradiction.
