The EFL Championship Season 23/24 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City v Southampton FC | The Swansea.com Stadium

[lidojack]

And if Williams doesn't go 4 at the back soon, he'll be out of a job

We've been playing a back four since about the 15th minute.

 

[JackFish]

And if Williams doesn't go 4 at the back soon, he'll be out of a job

This is a back four. Ashby’s playing right up as a right winger.

 

[bakajack]

And if Williams doesn't go 4 at the back soon, he'll be out of a job

The frustrating part is that theres nothing wrong with five at the back but we are just not tracking runners, too many ball watching and there is no control from the midfield.

Halftime Jay has to come off for Patino surely.

 

[monmouth]

And if Williams doesn't go 4 at the back soon, he'll be out of a job

The space this ‘system’ gives decent teams is ridiculous. We are too shit to be anything other than compact, packing the midfield with people that track their opponents.

We couldn’t complain much at 1-6 at half time

 

[Skippyjack]

We've been utterly schooled this first half

Details mun, all about details.. we can't keep shape, our discipline school yard, we attacked once, 5 at the back a disaster, we haven't tracked any player, Rushworth MOTM.. Grimes and Fulton in the same side picking up their millions, but are the root cause of our problems..

 

[cadleigh]

Not loving Ian Walsh's commentary. He's enjoying Southampton's performance far too much. Also couldn't be bothered to do his homework as to how many of S'ton's squad are ex-EPL and trotted out the usual guff about Martin not being given the players he wanted to make his tactics work.

 

[Pegojack]

They are a very good side, we;re not, it's a simple as that. I hope another thumping doesn't affect morale too much, we need to keep fighting for the rest of the season and this won't do us much good.
There's a massive rebuild going to be needed this summer. Will the Yanks be up for that? I doubt it.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Stats look good

 

[Ringwood]

We just not doing the basics... Grimes and Fulton playing deep still can't track players and Adams and Smallbone have plenty of space. Southampton high press is really crushing us forcing us to long long to nobody

 

[bakajack]

Looking back on the first half I think we could easily have been 5-0 down by half time.
While the second goal was blatantly offside theres no way that Wood should have just watched it roll across him past the near post. Unlucky deflection took the Downes shot right into the bottom corner.
Humphries needs to sort out his positional play he has been ball watching way too much.
Fulton Grimes pairing again is failing to establish any form of control or authority.

Being honest and taking off the Swans tinted glasses here Southampton have been exceptional and deservedly ahead, its just frustrating that the goals they have taken are from defensive errors and all our saves have come from chances that I wouldn't have any blame on the defence for.

 

[CygnusX1]

Stats look good

At least our shots to goals ratio is better

 

[Skippyjack]

And Downes goal, Lowe turned his back.. details mun.. football book for idiots you need Grimesy mush

 

[bakajack]

Watching the half time highlights I have absolutely no idea why Wood lets that ball run across him.

 

[bakajack]

I do genuinely feel sorry for Williams, all of his attacking options with pace are injured right now.
Ginnelly, Key, Parker all can play on the right wing or wing back. Walsh injured, Kukharevych injured, Cabango (who based on this showing would be a massive upgrade on Wood) injured.

Looking at our bench I am not sure other than Patino who else would be an improvement on who is on the pitch.

 

[A4Jack]

I do genuinely feel sorry for Williams, all of his attacking options with pace are injured right now.
Ginnelly, Key, Parker all can play on the right wing or wing back. Walsh injured, Kukharevych injured, Cabango (who based on this showing would be a massive upgrade on Wood) injured.

Looking at our bench I am not sure other than Patino who else would be an improvement on who is on the pitch.

Full credit to him for taking the job at this moment. He's got a hell of a job on his hands.