The Official Middlesbrough FC vs Swansea City Match Thread

[Bryanswan]

Rhys Williams should never play for us again.
Throwing away games by putting him in the lineup, surely last week was enough to prove he is so far below par.

 

[Resolvenjack]

Our wingbacks are never asked to defend when we don't have the ball. So we have 3 central defenders to cover the whole width of the pitch.

Pretty much suicidal tactics from Martin, every game

 

[JackFish]

What was going on there, looked like Piroe got taken out? How come we didn’t get a free kick?!

 

[CurtessECarr]

High line someone with pace. Happens most games.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

We really really need to strengthen this defence in January or we are fůcked... I hope the club will sort it.

 

[lidojack]

Our wingbacks are never asked to defend when we don't have the ball. So we have 3 central defenders to cover the whole width of the pitch.

Pretty much suicidal tactics from Martin, every game

The thing is it worked when we had Manning, Naughton and Bennet.

Why we've moved away from those three I dont know.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Our wingbacks are never asked to defend when we don't have the ball. So we have 3 central defenders to cover the whole width of the pitch.

Pretty much suicidal tactics from Martin, every game

Yeah he's got it wrong again today

 

[Swansea93]

Keeping Bidwell fresh for a January sale I think, and not to have a fine off Liverpool for not playing Rhys Williams.

 

[Bryanswan]

This is the first time I've been annoyed with R.Martin, get Bidwell on and Manning back to LCB now, dont wait just admit hes got it wrong and change it

 

[Badlands]

Keep messing around with the back line and put a full back in the centre of them with two wing backs who don't do the back bit plus captain hopeless and what do you expect?
ps Time for a return of Benda.

 

[John102]

Get Williams off JB to WB Manning to back 3

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

We've been gash this half

 

[monmouth]

Softgoal City.

I think Liverpool are pressuring us to play their donkey, but that was down to formation too. We look vulnerable to exactly that every single game. The wingbacks are playing as wingers more or less and are taken out of the play easily when we don’t have the ball. You’d think with three defensive mids there might be cover there.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

We are there for the taking today ffs

 

[Donnybackspin]

Watching it on Middlesborough TV, they are spot on about us... suicidal the way we play, too slow and reckon any team with pace will beat us.