O’Leary taking positives from draw

Monday, 8 March 2021, 19:35
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Kris O’Leary could easily have seen his Under-23’s side open his managerial run with a win today but he had to be content with just a draw after Ipswich levelled against the run of play with a second half penalty.

O’Leary’s youngsters missed a host of chances which would have given them a third successive victory but the manager was not getting too hung up on what could have been and was quick to look for the positives in the result.

The Swans hit the post twice and saw the visiting keeper make several good saves to keep the score level but ultimately as well Ipswich also missed a first half penalty which was saved by Gould.

โ€œIโ€™m happy with the performance and itโ€™s a good starting point,โ€ the under-23s coach said.

โ€œI thought the boys put a real good shift in and did really well in certain aspects.

โ€œIโ€™ve asked for intensity in our play, especially with our pressing.

โ€œWeโ€™ve probably had enough chances there to win two games and couldโ€™ve scored five or six goals.

โ€œThere were times when we couldโ€™ve been a little more patient and added a few more passes.

โ€œI think we were getting into the positions relatively easy with the balls down the wing. But then the players almost forgot about keeping the ball, so the other part of the game became quite scrappy.

โ€œThe players are a little bit disappointed, but there are lots of positives.โ€

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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