Season 21/22 The Official Stoke City v Swansea City Match Thread

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/swansofficial/status/1491120897851211776?s=21

 

[JackFish]

Bit of a weird lineup, presumably Downes in defence with Fulton, Grimes and Smith in midfield again, which is a bit... pedestrian. Surprised that Pato is on the bench, and where the hell is Ogbeta?

 

[Richard]

Smith starting....

 

[bakajack]

Not a fan of the lineup - we have basically settled on three midfielders who offer plenty of graft but zero creativity in Grimes, Fulton and Smith. I feel like its going to be a long hard shift for Obafemi tonight making runs but not having anyone able to spot and/or deliver the ball that the runs deserve.

 

[PSumbler]

That feels like it has Swansea nil written all over it

Paterson on the bench is not a surprise to be honest - he must be struggling for match fitness

 

[Skippyjack]

Smith as an AM.. every person associated with Swansea know it's a pointless venture, yet he persists with it.. he's lost the plot

 

[sainthelens]

Heart sank a bit when I saw no Pato starting. As above, Oba got it all on tonight. Just don't want us fckn about in defence and giving freebies. Banish the myth of a cold midweek game in Stoke. Bout time, horrible club...entitled bunch o cvnts.
Will take a draw...but why not a win ?

 

[bakajack]

I cannot help but wonder why we are not playing a left wingback like Ogbeta and putting Wolf up alongside Ntcham to at least have a bit of cutting edge to the team instead of Smith or Fulton. Neither of which is tearing up any weeds let alone trees.

 

[Cooperman]

Smith starting....

Smith and Fulton starting!

 

[Cooperman]

That feels like it has Swansea nil written all over it

Paterson on the bench is not a surprise to be honest - he must be struggling for match fitness

0-0 then as they will never break through our six men across the middle of the park.

 

[Muteswan]

Smith to score a screamer to win it then.

 

[Epaul]

https://soccer24hd.com/game/match/5811/Stoke-City-Vs-Swansea.html

 

[monmouth]

Is this the ‘random names in a hat’ part of The Process?

Surprise me, but I think this could be a tough

 

[MrSwerve]

This'll be one where we all feel despondent and down to begin with but come away with an emphatic 1-3 away victory - mark my words.

 

[AndyCole]

Smith as an AM.. every person associated with Swansea know it's a pointless venture, yet he persists with it.. he's lost the plot

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The theory is that Smith drives the high press to keep as a high a defensive line as possible.

It may work with Downes at CB, driving from deep.

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