God, we're awful! Do any of them know how to pass the ball?
Swans v. Preston
- Thread starter CroJack
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The Blobster
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has the ref forgot his whistle ?
The Blobster
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No threat on their goal after 20 mins , same old story .
Fucking go for it mun .
Fucking go for it mun .
The Blobster
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woody lousy clearance nearly sets up a goal for Preston
The Blobster
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Hourihane anonymous, a luxury we can't afford
Yankee_Jack
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Not surprised. We are playing with 2 in midfield. Hourihane is a luxury that does not contribute except around the box
Their 44 was given the freedom of Swansea to get off his shot. Preston easily the better and more dangerous side so far but what's Cooper going to do about it? That's if he's able, which I doubt.
Yankee_Jack
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Hourihane has to go. Smith or Dhanda depending on our risk appetite. Probably Dhanda for me
Yankee_Jack
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Woody is a flapper. He wears a flappers hat. As no balls, catches no balls, and whistles like a twat.
Yankee_Jack
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Our two best wingers - Roberts and Manning today - are locked deep defending. And Lowe is not a winger.
Yankee_Jack
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Grimes on a bad day is twice the player hourihane is
I wish Leon would stop chickening out and being so diplomatic instead of calling us out for the shit we are.
The Blobster
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need to change, 433 not working , we can't get the ball to the front 3 and if we do Lowe cocks it up.
The Blobster
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Lowe off Dhanda on please Cooper , react for a change , get your hands out of your pockets
The Blobster
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piss poor first 45 mins , only Whittaker looks up for it .
Yankee_Jack
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This and bring on a Oli Cooper for Hourihane
Yankee_Jack
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Or bring on Bidwell for Hourihane and push Manning into midfield
Yankee_Jack
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Guehi was lucky there, he was last man
CroJack
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Preston are applying the same tactics other clever managers have used against us. When we have the ball they are man-marking us all over the pitch and force us to make sloppy passes. When they have the ball they can do whatever they want because we are not pressing them at all. Mostly, they hoof it and use their physicality to win the ball in our half.
Many of our players have been poor and shaky and we are not moving on and off the ball enough. When we have the ball we don't run with it and always try to pass it to players who are under pressure.
I can't accept any more that continuous scapegoating of Lowe. Ayew and Whittaker have been as poor as Lowe. What have they done to deserve staying on the pitch? Same with Fulton and Hourihane. Roberts is invisible as well.
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And here are Whoscored ratings:
Ayew, Whittaker, Fulton and Hourihane have been poor, and Lowe is one of our better rated players.
Many of our players have been poor and shaky and we are not moving on and off the ball enough. When we have the ball we don't run with it and always try to pass it to players who are under pressure.
I can't accept any more that continuous scapegoating of Lowe. Ayew and Whittaker have been as poor as Lowe. What have they done to deserve staying on the pitch? Same with Fulton and Hourihane. Roberts is invisible as well.
Here are SofaScore ratings:
And here are Whoscored ratings:
Ayew, Whittaker, Fulton and Hourihane have been poor, and Lowe is one of our better rated players.
It's like watching a team of strangers play. I don't recognise what it is they're trying to do, what style, what anything. Cooper and his assistant coaches have managed to eradicate any vestige of the passing, possession game we were once known for. As CJ has said, too many of our players are totally anonymous, just going through the motions and making no impact at all. A manager of any strength wouldn't allow it.