Five things we took from…the impressive win over Coventry City

[swansnews]

The Swans made it back to back league wins yesterday when Coventry City were defeated 3-1 at the Swansea.com stadium yesterday thanks to an impressive display for the first half of the game although Russell Martin rightly pointed out the drop in intensity after the third goal went in early in the second...

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[STID2017]

Nothing to argue with there.
Only noticed watching highlights last night that Obafemi also had an assist for the first

 

[Pegojack]

Couldn't understand why Coventry didn't stop Naughton and Fisher doing their short goal kick routine throughout the match. It would only have taken two forwards instead of the one they left up, and Fisher would have been forced to kick long. Given our short forwards and their huge defenders, they would have gained possession most of the time.

 

[bakajack]

Couldn't understand why Coventry didn't stop Naughton and Fisher doing their short goal kick routine throughout the match. It would only have taken two forwards instead of the one they left up, and Fisher would have been forced to kick long. Given our short forwards and their huge defenders, they would have gained possession most of the time.

Problem is that it only takes getting the angles even slightly wrong and you open up a pass clean through to the midfield. Grimes is all too often guilty of slowing down those opportunities but yesterday was the most attack minded I have seen him since the Potter era.

 

[PSumbler]

Couldn't understand why Coventry didn't stop Naughton and Fisher doing their short goal kick routine throughout the match. It would only have taken two forwards instead of the one they left up, and Fisher would have been forced to kick long. Given our short forwards and their huge defenders, they would have gained possession most of the time.

Although there were several long balls from FIsher that almost set us in a good position (poor touches from Oafemi and Paterson) before the one where Downes fed in Obafemi for the 2nd