Promotion Rivals

[A4Jack]

Reading losing against ten man Wycombe who’ve just missed a penalty!

Mad mad league

 

[Pegojack]

That's one good result for us tonight, anyway.

 

[Longlostjack]

need to put that last abysmal performance behind us and come out all guns blazing against Coventry. Let’s see some urgency and movement off the ball, making space and creating options. Not a bloody lethargic knock around.

 

[MajorR]

There’s a long way to go, but I think Norwich now have or are very close to having top spot nailed down. They’ve played a game more than Brentford and Watford but are 10 points clear of both. They play at Wycombe on Sunday and are then home to Brentford, 6 points will open up a big gap. Swansea need to step up a gear and get back to winning ways.

 

[monmouth]

There’s a long way to go, but I think Norwich now have or are very close to having top spot nailed down. They’ve played a game more than Brentford and Watford but are 10 points clear of both. They play at Wycombe on Sunday and are then home to Brentford, 6 points will open up a big gap. Swansea need to step up a gear and get back to winning ways.

IF we could win our games in hand, we'd be breathing right down their neck and have nearly as big a gap. If....

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

I just hope the Morris injury hasn't affected the moral of our squad.

 

[Magic_Michu]

Looks like Top 2 is 2 from Norwich, Brentford, Watford & Us.... I think Reading and Bournemouth are too far behind now.

 

[Magic_Michu]

Brentford without their 2 best players (Toney and Rico Henry - 2 months out) for quite some time... they could struggle.

Toney was absent from the Bees’ matchday squad for that defeat to Coventry at the weekend, and speaking after the game, Frank revealed that the striker could miss the next three or four games with a twisted ankle.

As a result, it seems that as well as missing that clash with Sheffield Wednesday, Toney could also absent for his side’s matches at home to Stoke and Rotherham, and their huge clash away to league leaders Norwich City a week on Saturday.

 

[Hammy]

need to put that last abysmal performance behind us and come out all guns blazing against Coventry. Let’s see some urgency and movement off the ball, making space and creating options. Not a bloody lethargic knock around.

Yes, we are in danger of blowing this excellent opportunity of getting a top two place and returning to the PL. Tonight's game feels like a "turning point" moment to me; win and we're flying, but lose and I think our confidence will drop. I know there are still plenty of games to go, it's just a feeling I've got

 

[monmouth]

Lots of shouting on the net about 'attacking intent'. Well, ok, but Coventry are set up as a counter attacking team, so I'd rather see us get back to energetic defensive discipline first and foremost and stop them running free through our midfield or playing easily between the lines like Hudds and Forest managed with little resistance.

So yes more energy and intent for sure, but I wouldn't be making mass changes of personnel or huge set up changes, at least not to start. Smith, Cabango and maybe Manning for me. Ayew needs to do much more, and Lowe needs to just remember the player he was a few weeks ago. We don't have many options there. Maybe Ayew or Lowe up top alone with Hourihane behind shooting at every opportunity, and Smith, Fulton and Grimes keeping the door shut. I'd like to fit Dhanda in somewhere in these sort of games, but Hourihane seems to have closed that door a bit.
Personally, Ayew would not be in my starting team for a couple of games if I could find a way around him.

 

[J_B]

We’ve lost one home game all season. Coventry have won two away games all season.

We can make this difficult in our heads or we can go out with a positive mindset and dominate them from the off. Don’t allow them to build on their Brentford win in the first quarter of this game by showing then unnecessary respect. Make them realise that it’s going to be a tough night chasing the ball right from the outset.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

I've got a really bad feeling about tonight's game with this ref. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[K23]

Lots of shouting on the net about 'attacking intent'. Well, ok, but Coventry are set up as a counter attacking team, so I'd rather see us get back to energetic defensive discipline first and foremost and stop them running free through our midfield or playing easily between the lines like Hudds and Forest managed with little resistance.

So yes more energy and intent for sure, but I wouldn't be making mass changes of personnel or huge set up changes, at least not to start. Smith, Cabango and maybe Manning for me. Ayew needs to do much more, and Lowe needs to just remember the player he was a few weeks ago. We don't have many options there. Maybe Ayew or Lowe up top alone with Hourihane behind shooting at every opportunity, and Smith, Fulton and Grimes keeping the door shut. I'd like to fit Dhanda in somewhere in these sort of games, but Hourihane seems to have closed that door a bit.
Personally, Ayew would not be in my starting team for a couple of games if I could find a way around him.

A lot of sense in there Mon

 

[Captain_Sham]

The last time I felt this discombobulated about the Swans was when that knobhead Gormless Scott scandalously sent Naughton off against Sunderland in that relegation battle. We lost 4-2 and I was in bits. I think we managed to win the next game 1-0 .Heres hoping.

 

[JackFish]

The last time I felt this discombobulated about the Swans was when that knobhead Gormless Scott scandalously sent Naughton off against Sunderland in that relegation battle. We lost 4-2 and I was in bits. I think we managed to win the next game 1-0 .Heres hoping.

Oh yeah, the amazing Jermaine Defoe hattrick when at least two of them were offside, brilliant memories of that one!