Season 24/25 | The Official Match Thread | Portsmouth 4 Swansea City 0 | The EFL Championship

[Cooperman]

I’m off for a mince pie, back soon

 

[Swansea93]

Bring MPH on for Fulton, Move Eom to no 10, Bianchini out wide, VIP on up front (sub for Cullen). Just f*cking go for it.

Instead he’ll bring off Eom and put MPH there, and he’ll bring Azeem on for Ronald

 

[Bluenile]

No chance of getting rid of that pudding, Williams now.

 

[monmouth]

Funny enough, if we score that, I think we go on to win. Get the next goal in the first ten minutes and it’s game on, but I think we needed that one.

We could equally lose 4-0 of course with no full backs and no midfield.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Well we got better I suppose (looks for positives).

Big half time team talk coming up, based on history he’s unlikely to change anything in terms of the eleven.

Less of the brain fart moments please in 2H.

Wonder if he’ll leave the HT talk to Grimes this week…

 

[jacabertawe]

WBA doing okay without a manager.....

 

[Swanjaxs]

Happy New fucking year

 

[Birchgrovejack]

72% possession..

2-0 down. Don't think the pompey keeper has made a save

 

[Pegojack]

As soon as I saw the team line up, I knew we'd be shyte.
I really am losing patience now. If Williams can't see it, surely the owners can? We've got players on there not worth the shirt. No fight in them and precious little football ability.

 

[LaJollaJack]

I've said it many times but this inverted full backs obsession that LW has leaves horrific gaps down the flanks

This, in spades.

Martinwang beta version

Williams is regressing us a la Martin, all to boost his possession stats. Familiar story, will end in tears

 

[bakajack]

Appalling first half.

A combination of individual errors (Cullen for the first and Tymon/Darling for the second) combined with LW's bizarre obsession with bringing his full backs in as central midfielders leaving their wingers with the freedom of the stadium to run in and attack.

On top of that Fulton has been completely non existent. The only evidence he is even on the pitch is that Bianchini is being forced to drop deep to offer a pass for the defenders that Fulton as a MIDFIELDER should be offering. Every time the ball goes to him he makes the wrong decision, miscontrols it or screws up the execution on whatever it is he is trying to do.

Eom and Bianchini with presentable chances and a half chance for Cullen.

The problem though is no tempo and no ambition from players when we are in the attacking third. Players are happy to send it back to the goalkeeper when we are on the edge of their box rather than put a ball in or take a man on

 

[Bluenile]

Well we got better I suppose (looks for positives).

Big half time team talk coming up, based on history he’s unlikely to change anything in terms of the eleven.

Less of the brain fart moments please in 2H.

The numpty thinks Fulton's a footballer, of course he won't change anything.

 

[LeonWasTheDogs]

It’s bonkers isn’t it? I don’t know what we’re doing on the training pitch, but we look clueless about how to move the ball forward. Considering how much of the ball we have, you’d think we’d be a bit better drilled when we’re on it. Everyone just stands watching.

 

[LaJollaJack]

Why is Luke allowing Bianchini to drop so deep?

What's the plan here?

Possession obsession innit

 

[Dr. Winston]

If nothing else that 45 minutes confirms who our most important player is.