{"id":12481,"date":"2005-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=12481"},"modified":"2020-09-22T11:26:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T11:26:01","slug":"notts-c-1-swansea-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2005\/03\/05\/notts-c-1-swansea-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Notts C 1 Swansea 0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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TRAVEL-SICK Swansea City’s League Two automatic promotion jitters have deepened to epidemic proportions as Notts County punished Kenny Jackett’s lacklustre misfits.<\/p>\n

And yesterday’s single-goal defeat at Meadow Lane ensures the Swans are in the grip of a mini-crisis as their four-game losing streak on the road – their worst away run for two years – means they’re out of the top four for the first time in almost six months due to just one win in seven.<\/p>\n

And Vetch chief Kenny Jackett acknowledged last night: "It’s certainly not promotion form and that’s something we have to address as a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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"Automatic promotion is still there for us, there’s no doubt about, but we have to want it more. We’ve got 10 games remaining but we’ll have to play better than that.<\/p>\n

"My job now is to inspire my players because it was a complete contrast of last week’s performance and win against Scunthorpe, one of our promotion rivals."<\/p>\n

Swansea lacked guile and vision to open up a stubborn Notts County rear-guard. Their final ball was inept. The visitors had only one decent chance on target – Izzy Iriekpen’s header superbly saved by Saul Deeney – and that’s a stat that speaks volumes as to why Jackett’s stuttering Swans were soul-searching last night.<\/p>\n

Mark Stallard’s goal early in the second-half somehow clinched three points for a poor Notts County side, who previously had the worst home record in the division, as Jackett’s men completely dominated territory and possession – so perhaps the Swans manager’s controversial decision to leave Roberto Martinez, a creative general, out of the injury-ravaged matchday squad back-fired.<\/p>\n

However, Jackett defended his decision, insisting: "It was a consideration to bring Roberto back but Marcus Bean and Kris O’Leary deserved to continue as they played very well against Scunthorpe."<\/td>\n

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NOTTS COUNTY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Deeney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baudet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ullathorne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bolland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McFaul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stallard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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SWANSEA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Gueret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gurney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iriekpen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ricketts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McLeod<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
O’Leary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forbes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorpe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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REFEREE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

P Robinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ATTENDANCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4,644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Even though County were the hosts, Swansea ran the game and it was a smash-and-grab raid for the flying Magpies as Ian Richardson’s battlers are now five games unbeaten after securing their first back-to-back success.<\/p>\n

But Jackett moaned: "It is an opportunity missed.<\/p>\n

"I’m disappointed to lose a game we dominated. It was there for the taking and we didn’t capitalise on our superior possession. We only created one good effort on goal and that’s disappointing. We just huffed and puffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Goals<\/td>\n

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"We didn’t get the ball wide, we didn’t get the ball into good areas, we didn’t support the man on the ball quick enough, we didn’t get the ball into our frontmen’s feet and didn’t link the play constructively. Our tempo was poor too. Performance wise, and I’m not talking attitude or effort, we can play a lot better than that.<\/p>\n

"We didn’t deserve to lose but we didn’t create enough chances and that’s a concern. Also the players’ heads went down after they scored when I was looking for a big reaction. It was a complete contrast from last week and we need to realise that even if we do go one goal behind that we’ve the ability to come back. We just need the confidence and belief."<\/p>\n

The Swans controlled the scrappy opening period but the visitors were reduced to just long-range pot-shots at Deeney’s goal as Kris O’Leary, Andy Gurney and Lee Trundle tried their luck.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Notts County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stallard 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Card Count<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Booked<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notts County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ricketts 71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sent Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notts County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

It was Trundle’s trickery that opened up the County defence for Adrian Forbes but he wasted the best goal-scoring opportunity of the half.<\/p>\n

While Swansea’s lack of penetration must have concerned Jackett, he would have been warmed by the fact that one of the League Two’s on-form sides had been out-played on their own patch.<\/p>\n

But the old adage of needing to score when you’re on top came back to haunt the Swans four minutes into the second-half as County’s loan ranger Stallard pounced.<\/p>\n

Welsh Under-21 skipper David Pipe cushioned Robert Ullathorne’s deep-wing cross into the unmarked striker’s path and, from six yards out, Stallard rammed home his goal.<\/p>\n

Swansea’s players’ mental strength is being examined as the wheels have seemingly come off the once unstoppable promotion juggernaut – and five of the next six of their fixtures are against fellow promotion and play-off chasers. They need to rally quick or League One football in their first season at their new Morfa home will remain a fantasy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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