S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 Bristol City 0 | Att: 18,009 | 21.02.26 | The EFL Championship | The Swansea.com Stadium

[bakajack]

That’s why measuring players in ‘assists’ and ‘goals’ is horseshit. They make loads of other valuable contributions to a game.

If only pointing was valuable, we’d have a £100m player.

While not every player will rack up goals and/or assists to say that measuring a player by them is horseshit is equally foolhardy. Strikers can do very little in a game but if they are getting a goal every other game and consistently turning draws into wins and losses into draws then that is valuable in and of itself.

 

[LeonWasTheDogs]

Just my opinion, but he looks terrified every time the ball is swung out wide to him. Definitely worth a place on the bench, but not a starter, same goes for Ronald, and that's where our problems lie at the moment.

He blows hot and cold doesn’t he? One minute beating a man easily, the next backing out of putting in an early cross into a dangerous area. We don’t know what they’re being asked to do but he currently looks like another winger without the end product. The pace and technique is there, he just needs some swagger/arrogance.

 

[Menston4128]

Today for me whilst not the most fluent performance was a great result and there were more positives than negatives.

The two things that stood out for me were Walta's cameo which I thought was excellant. But more importantly was the way Matos was with the players on the pitch after the final whilstle, was very reminiscant of the way Klopp interacted with his players at Liverpool.

This 2nd point I think is massive you can see how the players are loving life under Matos, he clearly has great man management skills (sorely lacking in our recent coaches).

Also for the record I thought Eom played well today (despite what some on here have said) and he is probally our best wide player at the moment.

I would like to see Nunes here next season as well as I think he has the attributes to be very good and will suit the way Matos sets up the team, not sure the same applies to Ronald or Inoussa but time will tell.

 

[monmouth]

While not every player will rack up goals and/or assists to say that measuring a player by them is horseshit is equally foolhardy. Strikers can do very little in a game but if they are getting a goal every other game and consistently turning draws into wins and losses into draws then that is valuable in and of itself.

*only*, by them. Someone was doing that earlier with EOM. If Eom’s not on the pitch today we don’t score that goal. Ditto Nunez. It’s a team game. Drawing players away to create space is equally unappreciated, as is pressing and harrying. This Yankee insistence on stats and measurement ignores any synergies.

 

[Menston4128]

*only*, by them. Someone was doing that earlier with EOM. If Eom’s not on the pitch today we don’t score that goal. Ditto Nunez. It’s a team game. Drawing players away to create space is equally unappreciated, as is pressing and harrying. This Yankee insistence on stats and measurement ignores any synergies.

100%

Widdell's goals and assist stats are woeful, but his importance to the current style of play is crucial (and no one else can do it as well).

Rodri won the Ballon'dor but he don't score too often

 

[Ringwood]

Agreed, yes I should have included him in that too. He was great, battled non stop. It was a game for the meat-and-potatoes players!

Does that make Ronald a sloppy trifle

 

[Copamundial]

You can see why Ronald gets picked, he may not have a final ball but his work rate in both attack and defence is superb, Nunes unfortunately looked knackered from the first whistle, Scott Sinclair he certainly isn’t.

 

[Malaga]

One of the reasons galbraith struggled today, eom doesn't do the defensive work like Ronald

 

[Swans Jack]

One of the reasons galbraith struggled today, eom doesn't do the defensive work like Ronald

To be fair. Eom was playing out of position. His natural position is on the left side. He looks far better on the left and cutting in. Ronald usually plays and helps with Galbraith on the right. Think Matos wanted to see how Nunes was on the left.

 

[Jackareme]

I am assuming a bit of rotation at play with another game on Tuesday.
Epect to see more mintes for Walta Yalcouye Ronald and Cullen, Would also not be shocked to see Galbraith in MF and Ward at RB,

 

[Jackareme]

On a totally different tangent - EVERY time I see Sinclair Armstrong I get really nervous. He is a right handful.
His goal scoring record is 1 in 8 games - a conundrum as he rarely scores but I was glad to see the back of him when he got the hook

 

[Whaleoilbeefhooked]

After 70 games for the Swans, Eom has 4 goals and 4 assists. 3 goals were last season. Not sure where you get player stats (can anyone advise?) but I'm pretty sure his defence stats are worse than his attack. So he may look industrious, but there has to be a tangible result for his efforts.
I'm obsessed with watching him when the opposition has the ball and he's either not picking anyone up, chasing shadows, anything other than materially changing any elements of the oppo play.
Yes, he is living in my head rent free

Have to say, I’m the same, but my rent free lodger is Ronald !
“Please Doctor can I lay down on your couch, I need help!”

 

[Rhoshilljacks]

Does that make Ronald a sloppy trifle

Haha, that analogy will do nicely! And watching him try to deliver a cross is like trying to eat said trifle with chopsticks!