Season 24/25 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 WBA 1 | The EFL Championship

[Londonlisa2001]

87% Attacking 3rd passes - we are certainly getting in the red zone, just need a proper CF

We also seem far more expansive than Luke’s penchant for squeezing

(Vs 56% for West Brom)

This obsession with stats is killing us. The commentary on Swans TV is constantly quoting this sort of irrelevance as well.

WBA were absolutely on top that half. Irrespective of what the stats say. Anyone who’s ever watched football can see that.

We lack movement all over the pitch. No one is making space and no one is moving the ball quickly. In its own way, that half was as bad as the drubbing at Portsmouth. It’s just awful. Grimes in particular was simply dreadful that half. It may seem unfair to single him out in a sea of mediocrity but he is the one that’s supposed to be controlling the pace of our play.

 

[Deleted member 1454]

Cullen is everywhere chasing his tail, can't fault is effort but why is he chasing all the way back to our 6 yard line.

Tbf on at least one occasion he had no choice because Tymon had gone walkies (as per).

 

[Copamundial]

Best way to describe our performance so far….parks football!!

 

[Deleted member 1454]

This obsession with stats is killing us. The commentary on Swans TV is constantly quoting this sort of irrelevance as well.

WBA were absolutely on top that half. Irrespective of what the stats say. Anyone who’s ever watched football can see that.

We lack movement all over the pitch. No one is making space and no one is moving the ball quickly. In its own way, that half was as bad as the drubbing at Portsmouth. It’s just awful. Grimes in particular was simply dreadful that half. It may seem unfair to single him out in a sea of mediocrity but he is the one that’s supposed to be controlling the pace of our play.

On the whole I agree but I'm not sure you could say WBA were absolutely on top, apart from the last 10 mins of the first half. For 35 mins, it was just two crap teams giving the ball away to each other and running down blind alleys.

We appear to have started this half a little brighter so let's hope that continues....

 

[Neath_Jack]

This obsession with stats is killing us. The commentary on Swans TV is constantly quoting this sort of irrelevance as well.

WBA were absolutely on top that half. Irrespective of what the stats say. Anyone who’s ever watched football can see that.

We lack movement all over the pitch. No one is making space and no one is moving the ball quickly. In its own way, that half was as bad as the drubbing at Portsmouth. It’s just awful. Grimes in particular was simply dreadful that half. It may seem unfair to single him out in a sea of mediocrity but he is the one that’s supposed to be controlling the pace of our play.

No chance were they on top, there was nothing in it either way, a scrappy half by both teams.

 

[Copamundial]

Key doesn’t know what he’s doing , all over the shop.

 

[eteb]

Seen a comment or two in here saying we're bad to watch but fuck me you should try Stoke v Plymouth

 

[NEATH JACK 8]

Fellows coming on is a worry. He will attack the right flank particularly in the probable absence of our LB.

 

[LaJollaJack]

This obsession with stats is killing us. The commentary on Swans TV is constantly quoting this sort of irrelevance as well.

WBA were absolutely on top that half. Irrespective of what the stats say. Anyone who’s ever watched football can see that.

We lack movement all over the pitch. No one is making space and no one is moving the ball quickly. In its own way, that half was as bad as the drubbing at Portsmouth. It’s just awful. Grimes in particular was simply dreadful that half. It may seem unfair to single him out in a sea of mediocrity but he is the one that’s supposed to be controlling the pace of our play.

Stats should form part of the end of a conversation, not the beginning -
Check out the thread and see how stats were referred to precisely in that way

It’s been a 50/50 end to end humdinger of entertainment

 

[Copamundial]

A decent side would be at least four up , absolutely dreadful defensively.

 

[NEATH JACK 8]

Darling is massive today as he's covering Christie too

 

[monmouth]

They are moving before and after they pass the ball. Cheats.

 

[Blackpooljack]

Wish for once he'd leave Vip on for a full game.

 

[LaJollaJack]

Shocking clearance by Franco, he seems overwhelmed in that space against far bigger specimens.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Darling is massive today as he's covering Christie too

He’s been our best player, very good game from him so far.