Patino has always looked like a #10 to me. I don't understand how he was considered a 6/8 by Arsenal. He's too small for the rough stuff and too gifted technically to spend most of the game outside the attacking third. A no-brainer to push him forward, and it's encouraging that Williams feels the same.
re: those fans. The only thing I'd disagree with is when the one guy bemoaned the recruitment, pointing to injuries as though Swansea had bought damaged goods. I think the majority of new players have been good acquisitions (Key and Rushworth are joint MVP so far), and the injury crisis can be laid at Duff's door.
Duff favours a highly physically intense style that this squad were not ready for, and I believe he pushed too many players too far in his time here leading to this rash of injuries. Almost all the injured list are carrying knocks from earlier in the season - there's nothing fresh. I pointed out before how both of Duff's previous clubs suffered injury crises immediately after he joined. It's not a co-incidence.
Once the injured players have properly rehabbed they should be able to stay healthy, with the obvious exceptions of Walsh and Allen who have had long-standing issues from way back.
re: those fans. The only thing I'd disagree with is when the one guy bemoaned the recruitment, pointing to injuries as though Swansea had bought damaged goods. I think the majority of new players have been good acquisitions (Key and Rushworth are joint MVP so far), and the injury crisis can be laid at Duff's door.
Duff favours a highly physically intense style that this squad were not ready for, and I believe he pushed too many players too far in his time here leading to this rash of injuries. Almost all the injured list are carrying knocks from earlier in the season - there's nothing fresh. I pointed out before how both of Duff's previous clubs suffered injury crises immediately after he joined. It's not a co-incidence.
Once the injured players have properly rehabbed they should be able to stay healthy, with the obvious exceptions of Walsh and Allen who have had long-standing issues from way back.