{"id":70145,"date":"2022-10-02T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T08:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=70145"},"modified":"2022-10-02T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T08:41:20","slug":"the-boss-is-all-smiles-as-key-substitutions-pay-off-in-west-brom-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2022\/10\/02\/the-boss-is-all-smiles-as-key-substitutions-pay-off-in-west-brom-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"The boss is all smiles as key substitutions pay off in West Brom thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Martin made two key substitutions against West Brom that delivered with aplomb and he couldn&#8217;t have been more delighted with what he saw at the Hawthorns.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 2-1 from goals by Jake Livermore &#8211; his first since 2020 &#8211; and Grady Diangana, Olivier Ntcham shrugged off the latter to run towards goal and finished with his left foot from just outside the area.<\/p>\n<p>Further drama came when Armstrong Oko-Flex was penalised for a soft penalty but Karlan Grant was denied from the spot by Steven Benda&#8217;s legs before Ntcham set-up Obafemi to make it 3-2 with just a minute of normal time left.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='AjWryi3PT0xAn1BMFs44Ug' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1243660541' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AjWryi3PT0xAn1BMFs44Ug',sig:'doyVA8EaHnRU6WlN_pBWh1c5asj1JXsjtNANyW8tWS0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1243660541',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Swans boss, and team for that matter, has taken significant criticism this season for a lack of improvement on last season but these last two wins have offered some real encouragement that it may be a good season.<\/p>\n<p>There are still concerns &#8211; I still have quite a few &#8211; but nobody can deny that this was a fantastic result and showed a real resilience against a team battling to save their season and perhaps even their own manager.<\/p>\n<p>Martin told the press post match:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to Michael just before he came on. I said &#8216;it&#8217;s written for you if you really want it, the fans are singing for you, you&#8217;ve had a great week with Ireland, this is the moment, this is the time&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fans certainly helped that. It would have done Michael the world of good. It&#8217;s just about consistency, for everyone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='QnOKUOZkTEhDNwTJpto4nA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1243653768' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QnOKUOZkTEhDNwTJpto4nA',sig:'lCCAH3_1-6Btv9xpGORj9OSolSGkjK8QTQhR44mfBtQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1243653768',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;With Michael, it&#8217;s just consistent behaviour, it&#8217;s really that simple. When he finds a level of consistency like he did in the second half of last season, he&#8217;ll be incredible. 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