Season 20/21: The Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Match Thread

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JAKE BIDWELL | LATE WIN SHOWS WHERE WE'VE PROGRESSED

Source: Swansea Official Site

Jake Bidwell believes Swansea City’s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest was indicative of a key area where Steve Cooper’s side have progressed this season.

The Swans made it three wins from three against the Reds this term as Connor Roberts popped up with a late header from a Bidwell cross to seal victory at the Liberty Stadium.

The win moved them back up to third in the Championship table, just one point behind second-placed Brentford with two games in hand.

The hosts were not able to find the fluency they wanted in their game, but battled to find the late breakthrough.

And Bidwell pointed to how it had been the Swans on the receiving end when Forest won in SA1 last term, as a sign of their development.

“You look back to the exact comparison of last year. In a tight game, we lost 1-0 to Forest, so it's a sign of how far we've come as a group,” said Bidwell, who took his assist tally for the season to eight as he racked up his third in his last three league appearances.

“It maybe wasn't our best performance, but I didn't think we deserved to lose. That resilience that we've grown this year just shows what can happen if you stay in games, keep a clean sheet, put your bodies on the line when you need to.

“I don't think they had too many clear-cut chances. We weren't at our best, but that resilience will keep you in games and, thankfully, we managed to nick one at the end.

“People are chipping in everywhere. If we stay in games, we're always in with a chance. We weren't as free-flowing as we wanted to be, but we still showed some good resilient qualities at times.

“It's important to pick up points when you're not at your best. I don't think we deserved to lose the game but if you can gain two points when we weren't as free-flowing as we want to be, it's really important.”

 

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Chris Hughton: An undeserved defeat

Source: Nottingham Forest Official Site

Nottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton believed his side's performance at Swansea City this evening deserved much more than the 1-0 defeat it delivered.

The Reds deserved at least a point from their trip to the Liberty Stadium given the strength of their performance and Hughton was left disappointed that they will make the long journey back from South Wales with nothing to show for their efforts.

He said: "I thought the result was cruel on us. I thought we were the better side for the majority of the game but Swansea have showed why they are where they are because they weathered our storm and then grabbed a late goal. They are a side who don't concede many goals, particularly here, and they are where they are because of the quality they've got but I thought we were far better than we were in the home game against them earlier in the season.

"In the last 15 minutes it looked like Swansea were happy with the draw and we had plenty of chances at the end and we have to show more composure in those areas. We have individuals who can take those chances but we have played two top teams in the last two games so that's why it has been more difficult for us. Swansea are a good defensive side who recover well and with Lewis's chance they had bodies back quickly to make sure they didn't concede.

"I'm not in the position right now to talk about individual players and what they could have done to stop the goal. We showed a fantastic level of concentration for most of the game but we needed to be more clinical at the other end of the pitch. The last two performances show we are closer to competing with teams at the top of the league but we have still only come away with one point.

"Swansea are a fine example of a team that can grind out results even when they don't play well and we need to get to that. I'm hugely disappointed tonight because the performance deserved to get all three points and we have nothing. I can certainly feel progress from the performances but ultimately we need to get results to make ourselves more comfortable in the league table."

I've always liked Chris Houghton... He's a good manager who calls the game as it is. A humble guy who just gets on with his job. The game needs more managers like him. He needs better strikers and then they'll be a force.

 

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I think they will cause some of our rivals a few problems. Definitely not a soft touch.

 

[K23]

Chris Hughton: An undeserved defeat

Source: Nottingham Forest Official Site

Nottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton believed his side's performance at Swansea City this evening deserved much more than the 1-0 defeat it delivered.

The Reds deserved at least a point from their trip to the Liberty Stadium given the strength of their performance and Hughton was left disappointed that they will make the long journey back from South Wales with nothing to show for their efforts.

He said: "I thought the result was cruel on us. I thought we were the better side for the majority of the game but Swansea have showed why they are where they are because they weathered our storm and then grabbed a late goal. They are a side who don't concede many goals, particularly here, and they are where they are because of the quality they've got but I thought we were far better than we were in the home game against them earlier in the season.

"In the last 15 minutes it looked like Swansea were happy with the draw and we had plenty of chances at the end and we have to show more composure in those areas. We have individuals who can take those chances but we have played two top teams in the last two games so that's why it has been more difficult for us. Swansea are a good defensive side who recover well and with Lewis's chance they had bodies back quickly to make sure they didn't concede.

"I'm not in the position right now to talk about individual players and what they could have done to stop the goal. We showed a fantastic level of concentration for most of the game but we needed to be more clinical at the other end of the pitch. The last two performances show we are closer to competing with teams at the top of the league but we have still only come away with one point.

"Swansea are a fine example of a team that can grind out results even when they don't play well and we need to get to that. I'm hugely disappointed tonight because the performance deserved to get all three points and we have nothing. I can certainly feel progress from the performances but ultimately we need to get results to make ourselves more comfortable in the league table."

I've always liked Chris Houghton... He's a good manager who calls the game as it is. A humble guy who just gets on with his job. The game needs more managers like him. He needs better strikers and then they'll be a force.

I've always had time for Hughton too. There's so much one eyed crap talked by managers these days, it's nice to hear someone with genuine humility talk and give opponents credit if they deserve it.

 

[Fireboy]

I've always liked Chris Houghton... He's a good manager who calls the game as it is. A humble guy who just gets on with his job. The game needs more managers like him. He needs better strikers and then they'll be a force.

I've always had time for Hughton too. There's so much one eyed crap talked by managers these days, it's nice to hear someone with genuine humility talk and give opponents credit if they deserve it.

Same here K.

Thomas Wank should take note of hughtons humility in defeat.

 

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