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Yankee_Jack
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Shouldn’t: Shots off target + Shots on target = 100%
for Gibbs-White: 12% + 48% = 60% .... where did the rest go.
for Gibbs-White: 12% + 48% = 60% .... where did the rest go.
CroJack
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Blocked shots.
Yankee_Jack
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33% +/- seems to be the typical blocked shot percentage across the majority of players. The black swan being Routs ... 67%of his shot are blocked.
CroJack
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The black swan is Dhanda. 61% of all his shots are off target. That's not acceptable. He plays in a position where he should hit the target more often and score more goals.
Fulton and Smith are both shot-shy, which is pity. Especially Fulton should attack opposition box more than he does and shoot more often. Smith doesn't shoot at all. Both of them should be more involved when it comes to shots.
Naughton, Bidwell, Fulton, Grimes and Manning have all 40+ % shots off target. When you add blocked shots to their numbers, then you get the picture.
Ayew's 35% of shots are off target but he makes it up with his 41% shots on target.
Roberts, Hourihane and Lowe are our best players when it comes to shooting.
Routs, Gyokeres, Palmer, Gibbs-White, Cullen and Whittaker haven't played much this season, so we have to be careful when comparing their numbers to those of the other Swansea players.
But there is an interesting difference between Cullen and Whittaker. Whittaker shoots more often than Cullen, and he rarely miss the target. On the other hand, many of his shots are blocked, which reflects his willingness to dribble in the tight spaces in front of the opposition goal. Cullen, on the other hand, takes a lot of first-touch shots and always tries to find the empty spaces in the opposition box. I like them both. Both of them are no-nonsense strikers.
The Blobster
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I would like to see us play Lowe , Cullen and Whittaker as a front three , with Ayew taking up the invisible mans place , with our wing backs in support this would be an effective strike force , with Fulton and Grimes in midfield. We could then attack more directly and quickly which will be needed against Barnsley.
Barnsley press high , relentlessly and in numbers . They always seem to have 4 men near the ball and when they recover the ball play quick neat triangles. Watch highlights of their last game against Norwich, Norwich had to resort to long balls to escape the Barnsley press. The game finished 2-2 a result that Barnsley deserved .
The shambles that is our current level of passing will not cut it . We will need swift pass and move and even hoofball to counteract an aggressive Barnsley press .
Its going to be an interesting 2 legs , let's hope we play with passion , style and panache!
Barnsley press high , relentlessly and in numbers . They always seem to have 4 men near the ball and when they recover the ball play quick neat triangles. Watch highlights of their last game against Norwich, Norwich had to resort to long balls to escape the Barnsley press. The game finished 2-2 a result that Barnsley deserved .
The shambles that is our current level of passing will not cut it . We will need swift pass and move and even hoofball to counteract an aggressive Barnsley press .
Its going to be an interesting 2 legs , let's hope we play with passion , style and panache!
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Yankee_Jack
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Cullen and Whittaker are two different horses; both capable of being effective, both players for the future.
Invisible cannot be a starter against Barnsley; play-offs are tough enough without playing a man short. Ayew in midfield couldn't possibly be any worse.
Invisible cannot be a starter against Barnsley; play-offs are tough enough without playing a man short. Ayew in midfield couldn't possibly be any worse.
Pundit in the Sun is going for a Barnsley/Brentford final. I tipped Barnsley as dark horses a little while ago and undoubtedly they've got momentum on their side. I know we've beaten them twice this season (both 2-0) but experience has taught me that that counts for nothing. I remember in 1964 when we beat Preston 5-1 at the Vetch and drew 3-3 at Deepdale with only 9 men (subs not allowed then). Think Flicka Williams broke his leg in that game but can't be sure. It was a LONG time ago! 
Preston beat us 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final.
Preston beat us 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final. 
Correct Ivor, Was at both games , yes Graham 'Flicka' Williams broke his leg in the 3-3 draw, and therefore ended his time with the Swans, think he joined a Welsh league side.
Then of course along came that fateful Villa park game, Failed to get a ticket at Swansea, my brother lived in B/ham and managed to get me one, right in the middle of the Preston end. The rest is history.
Then of course along came that fateful Villa park game, Failed to get a ticket at Swansea, my brother lived in B/ham and managed to get me one, right in the middle of the Preston end. The rest is history.
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
How many did you have to take out to survive?
Kept my hands in my pockets for the entire 90 minutes, just like Andy.