Season 20/21: The Huddersfield v Swansea City Match Thread

[swansnews]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfd9M7pxnWQ

 

[Swanjaxs]

You can't fault 5 defeats in 29 games. Cooper rarely changes a winning team unless he has to until a defeat. In fairness it's worked so far as the result is always more important than performance. What changes will he make against Coventry?

It's a pity Morris got injured today because it limits our options, Ayew definitely needs to be taken out of the firing line for Wednesday, Smith in for Grimes/Fulton, Manning in for Bidwell, perhaps give Arriola a start also (Grimes/Fulton)...

Whatever happens, we need to use our squad to freshen things up for the run in

 

[A4Jack]

Think we need some more Yma o Hyd in the dressing room to bring a bit of pashun back

In all seriousness Brentford have shown how quick things can slip. It’s ridiculous that neither of us could go up when that’s how it looked just a week ago. But we are still firmly in the driving seat

 

[jacabertawe]

People need to calm down. It was a bad day at the office. Every team has a blip and we had one today. Learn from the mistakes and move on. We are still in a great position!

It's the "learning" bit that worries me.

 

[monmouth]

Ok, I’ve moved on. I had a bad day at the office

 

[eteb]

:rofl: same

 

[Jinxy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0WUUxmcDQ4

The only criticism, for me, is that Cooper didn't accept any responsibility there. Even if he didn't feel he had responsibility (which he clearly didn't), he should have mentioned it, to ease pressure on the players.what goes on then behind closed doors is another matter.

All part of his learning curve, hopefully.

Edit: this would have also shown a "collective" approach. One question I wish someone would have asked, is after accepting the extreme congestion of games, which he's mentioned a few times, why play the same starting 11, especially given they didn't perform well in midweek. Even if they had played well, there's still very good reason to rotate. The defeat today would have been more understandable had he made changes to the starting 11 for those reasons.

 

[A4Jack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0WUUxmcDQ4

The only criticism, for me, is that Cooper didn't accept any responsibility there. Even if he didn't feel he had responsibility (which he clearly didn't), he should have mentioned it, to ease pressure on the players.what goes on then behind closed doors is another matter.

All part of his learning curve, hopefully.

Edit: this would have also shown a "collective" approach. One question I wish someone would have asked, is after accepting the extreme congestion of games, which he's mentioned a few times, why play the same starting 11, especially given they didn't perform well in midweek. Even if they had played well, there's still very good reason to rotate. The defeat today would have been more understandable had he made changes to the starting 11 for those reasons.

Stand out for me is the “if you’re tired you just get on with it” comment or something along those lines

I get that with a thin squad but Cooper wanted depth and that’s what he’s got. He has been afforded a backup right back, two international forwards, a bright young striker and a gifted attacking midfielder, only one of whom he has used regularly since signing in the January window.

This is not including Latibeaudiere, Manning who were signed to add competition and depth in the summer

 

[swan65split]

Ok, I’ve moved on. I had a bad day at the office

Bad day at the office!! looked like a few were working from home! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Clock in Wednesday and put a doubler in.

 

[Jinxy]

The only criticism, for me, is that Cooper didn't accept any responsibility there. Even if he didn't feel he had responsibility (which he clearly didn't), he should have mentioned it, to ease pressure on the players.what goes on then behind closed doors is another matter.

All part of his learning curve, hopefully.

Edit: this would have also shown a "collective" approach. One question I wish someone would have asked, is after accepting the extreme congestion of games, which he's mentioned a few times, why play the same starting 11, especially given they didn't perform well in midweek. Even if they had played well, there's still very good reason to rotate. The defeat today would have been more understandable had he made changes to the starting 11 for those reasons.

Stand out for me is the “if you’re tired you just get on with it” comment or something along those lines

I get that with a thin squad but Cooper wanted depth and that’s what he’s got. He has been afforded a backup right back, two international forwards, a bright young striker and a gifted attacking midfielder, only one of whom he has used regularly since signing in the January window.

This is not including Latibeaudiere, Manning who were signed to add competition and depth in the summer

Quite agree A4. I hope Cooper can reflect, and honestly appraise his own performance before and during the game. He has done so much so well this season, and if he truly adopts a continuous improvement approach, he and we will be just fine. If not, then well...

 

[Badlands]

Stand out for me is the “if you’re tired you just get on with it” comment or something along those lines

I get that with a thin squad but Cooper wanted depth and that’s what he’s got. He has been afforded a backup right back, two international forwards, a bright young striker and a gifted attacking midfielder, only one of whom he has used regularly since signing in the January window.

This is not including Latibeaudiere, Manning who were signed to add competition and depth in the summer

Quite agree A4. I hope Cooper can reflect, and honestly appraise his own performance before and during the game. He has done so much so well this season, and if he truly adopts a continuous improvement approach, he and we will be just fine. If not, then well...

I get a load of grief because I say I don';t like Cooper ... one of the main reasons I don;t like Cooper is he never takes responsibility when the chips are down or there's been a reverse in fortunes but will go fisting all over the place when we win.

 

[Glyn1]

We've lost one game in eleven. All of us would have sold our souls for that 2 months ago.

 

[Longlostjack]

Lowe has struggled the last few games, gone off the boil.

Cooper must see him in training. Looks knackered.

 

[MrSwerve]

Quite agree A4. I hope Cooper can reflect, and honestly appraise his own performance before and during the game. He has done so much so well this season, and if he truly adopts a continuous improvement approach, he and we will be just fine. If not, then well...

I get a load of grief because I say I don';t like Cooper ... one of the main reasons I don;t like Cooper is he never takes responsibility when the chips are down or there's been a reverse in fortunes but will go fisting all over the place when we win.

Didn’t he stop the ‘fisting’ thing like 10-15 games into his first season?

He seems fairly level-headed to me. Praises the team when we win and deflects the pressure when we lose.

 

[BLAZE]

I get a load of grief because I say I don';t like Cooper ... one of the main reasons I don;t like Cooper is he never takes responsibility when the chips are down or there's been a reverse in fortunes but will go fisting all over the place when we win.

Didn’t he stop the ‘fisting’ thing like 10-15 games into his first season?

He seems fairly level-headed to me. Praises the team when we win and deflects the pressure when we lose.

Don't try and talk sense into him, this loss has been a long time coming for him