Phil Sumbler
Russell Martin seemed full of praise and criticism for his side after the 1-1 draw at QPR yesterday with part of their performance described by the boss as “Timid, passive and slow” before they fought back to earn a point.
Jay Fulton’s 81st minute goal was the reward for the character that Martin says his side displayed – a goal that cancelled out a strike from former Swans striker Jamal Lowe who capitalised on some typical free space in the Swansea City defence.
The Swans did have the ball in the back of the net again following Fulton’s strike but it was disallowed for offside but ultimately it is four points from two away trips in the last seven days for the Swans, something that Martin was pleased with “I think we’ve had two tough away games, we have got four points from them, and in between that we’ve had to go 120 minutes,” said Martin.
“We tried to manage it as well as we could, but I think it had a little impact today.
“We concede a really poor goal, it’s a disappointing goal to concede, there’s too big a distance between the back four in our own box.
“Even more disappointing was the mentality of the team after that. We went a bit timid, passive and slow. There was a bit too much disappointment from conceding the goal.
“But I was really pleased with the character the players showed again in the second half. We don’t want to need to come from behind, but we turned the game around and after we scored I thought there was a real chance we could go on and win it.”
The Swans now have two weeks until their next league fixture thanks to Stoke’s continued involvement in the FA Cup. By that time the transfer window will have closed so it will be interesting to see the state of the squad at that stage.
