Manager Reactions: Saints Dominant, Swans Dogged — But Let’s Not Pretend That Was Pretty

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Manager Reactions: Saints Dominant, Swans Dogged — But Let’s Not Pretend That Was Pretty

Swansea City left St Mary’s with a point, and Alan Sheehan left with a smile. But for those in the away end, it was hard to reconcile the manager’s post-mat

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[Pegojack]

Good article, I agree with the points made. The next two home games will tell us a lot more. Fans will be expecting a dominant performance against Norwich in particular.

 

[3swan]

Hard-fought and hard-earned ?I
I know he has to choose his words but that doesn't match my view of the game.
It was down to pure luck.
There was so much wrong with that performance to get any positives apart from a point and a keepers overall display.
Southampton are a class above us but that still hides our failings

 

[Pacemaker]

We were totally dominated yesterday but the failings of Southampton in front of goal shows the difficulties in coaching any side, they have a number of players with significant PL experience and have previously put a huge number of goals into us in previous years.

They had no one to blame but themselves, Key had a very poor game yesterday and was exposed numerous times, if Ryan Manning had played for them he would have drawn free kicks all around the box. A point away from home when not playing well against a relegated side is a significant point.

We could equally have scored from the two late corners, which would have been a travesty but we have seen that outcome ourselves on several occasions.

We played much better against Blackburn and Leicester and i want to see what we can do against QPR, they are a decent side around us in the table with just one more win, they have a lot of pace and some good finishers, we took 6 points off them last season but they have beaten Stoke at home and both Wrexham and Bristol City away this season this will not be an easy game that some seem seem to think as a guaranteed 3 points.

I want to see us move the ball around in triangles as we have seen this season without giving it away sloppily as we have done lately in several recent games.

 

[Ringwood]

We have reverted to going forward especially the right side getting to the half way line then passing backwards where both Cabango and Burgess end up pondering on the ball as there are no options then goes back to Vigs. Could be argued Ronald isn't giving Key any viable pass options. Inoussa is giving it a go but has also started looking for the sideways in field pass to often, I'd like to see him take on the RB more often which he has the talent and pace to do.

 

[swan65split]

Big week for AS and the team IMO

Good article, I agree with the points made. The next two home games will tell us a lot more. Fans will be expecting a dominant performance against Norwich in particular.

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