THE RETURN OF CONNOR ROBERTS

[The Blobster]

After a great performance against a weak Watford team we face a battle with the divisions form team and leaders who trounced us in the away fixture.
Let's hope Martin goes with the same starting 11 for this one , in what will be our toughest home game of the season.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a hard fought draw , a point here would be a good result .

 

[ivoralljack]

Agree. I'd settle for a point but, if we strike top form, we could win this. It depends on A) Martin's team selection and B) the attitude and commitment of the team on the night. Burnley aren't invincible - let's not give them any presents and give it our all.

 

[jackodiamonds]

I'm hoping Martin doesn't lose his nerve, go defensive and play a single striker because the Piroe-Cullen partnership looks too good not to nurture. As the saying goes: there's only one way to win a game of cat-and-mouse - don't be the mouse.

 

[Behindthegoal]

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[Yankee_Jack]

Swansea City: Steven Benda; Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling, Ryan Manning; Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Joe Allen, Ollie Cooper; Liam Cullen, Joel Piroe.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Olivier Ntcham, Luke Cundle, Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Matty Sorinola, Cameron Congreve.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Brandon Cooper has gone on loan to Forest Green.

Same starting line-up except for Allen replacing Cundle. I assume this means that Fulton will operate in the advanced role of Cundle. Congreve joins the bench - clearly Martin not happy with others (perhaps Pato) unless there is illness in the squad.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

@jackodiamonds ... so Martin has the nerve ... more or less. Allen probably the wiser choice over Cundle in terms of experience.

 

[The Blobster]

Allen to replace Cundle the only change.
I understand the logic of using Joe's experience today , Cundle can be used to freshen up tired legs later in the game .

 

[The Blobster]

Congreve was an unused sub in the Watford game.

 

[KVetch]

I hope they are up for it. They should be coming off the win

 

[KVetch]

Burnley is top of the table for good reason. Their passing and movement is a high tempo.

 

[CroJack]

This line-up looks like 4-3-3 or even 4-1-2-3.

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It's also possible that Allen plays in the defensive midfield role and Grimes on the left further up.

 

[CroJack]

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[CroJack]

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[KVetch]

Hopefully there are benefits for having 2 home matches on short rest

 

[Yankee_Jack]

On paper probably our strongest starting XI. You can quibble over Wood/Darling and Naughton/Lati, but this is about it

 

[The Blobster]

A decent enough start .

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Darling … weakest link … what does he think he’s doing

 

[The Blobster]

Darling booked

 

[Victoria Swan]

Defensive error leads to a goal again