The Blobster
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Ronald gives the ball away and we are 1 down .
LAST GAME , CAN WE FINISH IN STYLE ?
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The Blobster
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Yates and Abdulai on for Paterson and Ronald
Rotherham 5 scum 2
Rotherham 5 scum 2
Yankee_Jack
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There we go. Another fucking stupid game. Boring as hell. Now we have to deal with Yates. No shape up top whatsoever.
Breaking my neck here! Watching this and behind me I've got Championship games on Sky. Swivelling until I'm dizzy! But just managed to see Grimes butcher his penalty. Why or WHY did he not go for his usual kick? As Trunds said, if he hit it with his usual height and power, even if the keeper went the right way, he wouldn't be saving it. Footballers - not over-blessed in the brains department are they? 
And, as I type, we fall behind after dominating possession and missing a penalty. Could only be the Swans!
And, as I type, we fall behind after dominating possession and missing a penalty. Could only be the Swans!
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Suddenly we get some excitement. Yates gets a red for being Billy big balls. Most energy he’s shown all season. Millwall player too.
Good for both. Stupid stuff.
Good for both. Stupid stuff.
The Blobster
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Millwall center back and Yates sent off.
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
10 v 10 to end the game.
Yankee_Jack
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Abdulai looks so comfortable on the ball.
Yankee_Jack
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Ref needs to get a grip. Nasty and unnecessary foul on Abdulai
The Blobster
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Not the finish we wanted , let's hope half this side are not with us next season .
The Blobster
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Ipswich promoted
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Started the season with Duffer, ended the season with a duffer. Wtf.
seriously, why start light weight Patino, when we have Abdulai, who is technically, physically, athletically superior … and our own
seriously, why start light weight Patino, when we have Abdulai, who is technically, physically, athletically superior … and our own
Trunds said he feels sorry for Yates because he needs service in the box to be effective. But Trunds said he doesn't get it because we don't go forward fast enough and play too many passes trying for the perfect goal. EXACTLY! And that's what I've been saying about Cullen because he also suffers from the same thing - lack of fucking service. We need a lot of changes for next season. I'd allow Williams a full pre-season prep and plenty of time with his players before passing further comment on him. If there isn't a distinct and immediate improvement however, I'd want him gone - and if I had to make a decision now, he'd be on his bike. Last comments on the game; we were awful and the referee was a complete twat, imo.
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Postmortems of the season to follow no doubt, but I fail to see the point of today’s exercise. What a waste. What did we learn from it. What players benefited from it. Not ours.
Abdulai should have started alongside Grimes. Govea should have started instead of Pato. Pedersen should have started instead of Humphreys. Big Myk could have been used instead of Lowe at #9.
Instead, we confirmed that: Patino flatters to deceive; Yates is not much of anything with brains to match; we really don’t have a penalty taker; Walsh was sleeping and didn’t pickup the goal scorer; Key and Ronald haven’t worked out yet whose space is whose.
Can’t wait for next week’s news.
Abdulai should have started alongside Grimes. Govea should have started instead of Pato. Pedersen should have started instead of Humphreys. Big Myk could have been used instead of Lowe at #9.
Instead, we confirmed that: Patino flatters to deceive; Yates is not much of anything with brains to match; we really don’t have a penalty taker; Walsh was sleeping and didn’t pickup the goal scorer; Key and Ronald haven’t worked out yet whose space is whose.
Can’t wait for next week’s news.
Yates definitely won't be the starting striker next season since he's now suspended (not that he would have been) 
Took him 9 minutes to get sent-off. It's nothing personal, but there would be a kind of poetry to it if that turns out to be the last thing he does for Swansea.
Echoing what others have said, Williams' selections were inexcusable today. Patino, Humphries, Lowe all taking places Swansea's own players should have been given.
Abdulai looks like a really decent player, there's no reason he shouldn't have started.
Walsh should have been given a whole game if he's under the microscope for a contract.
Govea could have come off the bench, Lissah could have started.
I wish, again in vain, that Big Myk could have started or seen any action at all because this team needs to sort a goalscorer out.
Cullen is not it, at least not in a single-striker system. He doesn't have the physicality - pace, power, strength or height - to carry that load. He'd be an effective poacher in a two-striker system but he was easily controlled by Millwall's big defenders today. I don't care about his work ethic. A work ethic is valuable, but it's a secondary requirement for a striker, and ultimately a striker who doesn't score isn't a striker. Maybe he can develop as a #10 since his link-up play is decent.
Whoever plays up front next season needs to be a leader. This team is slow enough as it is, but what tends to happen is the wide players get the ball and look up and see one or two guys jogging slowly to the edge of the box. So the wide players hold the ball up, the defence covers, and the momentum is gone.
Either the wingers or the 9 needs to force the pace. If the wingers burst quickly to the byline and start whipping balls in, the 9 will have to move faster into the box to capitalise. Or if the 9 bursts quickly into the box instead of jogging, then the wingers will realise they'd better get the ball in quick. As a poacher, Cullen isn't used to being that visible. He'd rather sneak around the periphery and pop up with a one-touch finish somewhere. He can't play that game in this system.
So there's a vacuum of assertiveness. It feels like everyone is waiting for someone else to take the lead. Swansea play offence like a bored couple making dinner plans ("what do you want to eat? / Dunno. You? / Dunno..."). Someone needs to take the attack by the scruff of the neck and force everyone to be decisive.
For me, that should be the 9. The wingers mostly play a supporting role so it makes sense for the one they are supporting to set the pace. A team needs a figurehead that will force himself into the right place and demand the ball. A good #9 needs to be a bully, even to his own teammates, and Swansea are a team of nice guys.
And to cap it all off today, Grimes misses a penalty for the first time ever. Sums up this season eh?
Took him 9 minutes to get sent-off. It's nothing personal, but there would be a kind of poetry to it if that turns out to be the last thing he does for Swansea.Echoing what others have said, Williams' selections were inexcusable today. Patino, Humphries, Lowe all taking places Swansea's own players should have been given.
Abdulai looks like a really decent player, there's no reason he shouldn't have started.
Walsh should have been given a whole game if he's under the microscope for a contract.
Govea could have come off the bench, Lissah could have started.
I wish, again in vain, that Big Myk could have started or seen any action at all because this team needs to sort a goalscorer out.
Cullen is not it, at least not in a single-striker system. He doesn't have the physicality - pace, power, strength or height - to carry that load. He'd be an effective poacher in a two-striker system but he was easily controlled by Millwall's big defenders today. I don't care about his work ethic. A work ethic is valuable, but it's a secondary requirement for a striker, and ultimately a striker who doesn't score isn't a striker. Maybe he can develop as a #10 since his link-up play is decent.
Whoever plays up front next season needs to be a leader. This team is slow enough as it is, but what tends to happen is the wide players get the ball and look up and see one or two guys jogging slowly to the edge of the box. So the wide players hold the ball up, the defence covers, and the momentum is gone.
Either the wingers or the 9 needs to force the pace. If the wingers burst quickly to the byline and start whipping balls in, the 9 will have to move faster into the box to capitalise. Or if the 9 bursts quickly into the box instead of jogging, then the wingers will realise they'd better get the ball in quick. As a poacher, Cullen isn't used to being that visible. He'd rather sneak around the periphery and pop up with a one-touch finish somewhere. He can't play that game in this system.
So there's a vacuum of assertiveness. It feels like everyone is waiting for someone else to take the lead. Swansea play offence like a bored couple making dinner plans ("what do you want to eat? / Dunno. You? / Dunno..."). Someone needs to take the attack by the scruff of the neck and force everyone to be decisive.
For me, that should be the 9. The wingers mostly play a supporting role so it makes sense for the one they are supporting to set the pace. A team needs a figurehead that will force himself into the right place and demand the ball. A good #9 needs to be a bully, even to his own teammates, and Swansea are a team of nice guys.
And to cap it all off today, Grimes misses a penalty for the first time ever. Sums up this season eh?
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
In retrospect, The loss today has some value. It will keep feet on the ground and sober up those getting a little high on the recent results.
So we finished our season with a whimper. I blame Williams for that with his team selection, poor tactics and lack of player motivation. Ah yes, our precious players many of whom I hope will be looking for new clubs to steal their living from next season. They've been a disgrace for the most part. Some stats:
POSSESSION: 68-32 SHOTS: 9-12 OT: 2-4 BLOCKED: 4-6 BOX TOUCHES: 21-15 CORNERS: 4-5 FOULS: 3-9 GOALS: 0-1
Yet again a team with less than half of our possession manages to outshoot us in ALL aspects and also our fairies allow them to commit THREE times as many fouls, so who would you regard as the team that wanted it the most? Our lot seem to have had a collective character bypass and this needs urgent attention before next season. No more weaklings, Mr Williams, and no more wimps. We want players who will fight for our club.
POSSESSION: 68-32 SHOTS: 9-12 OT: 2-4 BLOCKED: 4-6 BOX TOUCHES: 21-15 CORNERS: 4-5 FOULS: 3-9 GOALS: 0-1
Yet again a team with less than half of our possession manages to outshoot us in ALL aspects and also our fairies allow them to commit THREE times as many fouls, so who would you regard as the team that wanted it the most? Our lot seem to have had a collective character bypass and this needs urgent attention before next season. No more weaklings, Mr Williams, and no more wimps. We want players who will fight for our club.
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
We played a core midfield of Grimes and Patino. What can we expect in terms of fouls and physical play. You get what you play. We played light weight.