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Reply | Idah , looks slow and clueless
at 11:22 29 Sep 2025
Happy to have a wide range of options up top that we haven't had time to fully explore and know when to use them.
Add our midfield options which includes Fulton and our defensive options of Parker, Samuel-Smith and Casey.
New players to augment what we had last season doesn't mean we ditch players who were used to good effect last season and who had gain experience in the Championship. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 09:49 29 Sep 2025
Very similar to Key because of the way they are being asked play? For me stronger in the tackle and in defence of the ball while in possession of it, Ronald in the one game he played at full back would get a foot in because he was tighter and once he got his body in-between the winger and the ball, like Parker rarely got knocked off the ball.
Both Key and Ronald take a lot of touches on the ball because the possession based football but to do that they have to keep the ball moving making it hard for the opposition to get that foot in, keep it too long and you get crowded out, we have seen when Inoussa get the ball he gets it moving quicker if he gets crowded out he gets it away quicker as well if he has support in the middle of the park.
There are times when Cabango passes to Ronald miss out Key completely allowing Ronald time and space to do more with the ball. With the understanding developing between Vipotnik and Ronald both getting regularly on the score sheet both would be first choice on my team sheet that may be helped from the quicker, better chances or bigger spaces being created from the other side of the pitch by the other first choice player Inoussa.
For me I would have put Ronald up alongside Vipotnik instead of taking him off after together they created a clear goal scoring chance. Hard to work out who to take off at that time when we were starting getting into the ascendancy although as in previous games against Millwall they did change things to try and pick us off getting tighter as we tried playing out from the back, Cabango saving our blushes, Millwall changed things and tried to put us under pressure.
Lots of moments in games that managers try to change things to get that upper hand. [Post edited 29 Sep 11:25]
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 18:19 28 Sep 2025
Would like to see Parker in the mix he has had a number of appearances in the Championship and the Cup, hecseems stronger in defence than Key. Key trying to shield the ball easily pushed off it. Key's pace has got us out of holes, some of his own making at times, thing is don't think we will see Parker much as he is not getting into the squad now. [Post edited 28 Sep 18:20]
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 16:19 28 Sep 2025
Just seen the extended highlights of the game, there could be a case that the ref didn't see the pull back given the angle at which he would have seen the incident and yet the assistant ref should have a perfect view how the officials don't call that as a penalty is beyond belief. |
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Reply | Elephant 🐘 in the room.
at 10:49 28 Sep 2025
The season we got promoted under Rodgers we had decisions go our way repeatedly why maybe because we were deemed a far better footballing team and the refs giving us the benefit of the doubt sure as the season goes on we will get more going our way by virtue of the number of wrong decision so far this season.
Bias yes but nothing to do with racism [Post edited 28 Sep 11:42]
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 10:21 28 Sep 2025
Is Franco being dropped a victim of the poor relationship between Key and Ronald?
These two are getting enough space to cause opposition defences a lot more problems than they are, for me that right side is not working effectively as it should be. Incisive passing and getting the ball into the box in a controlled and quick way is not happening as well as it should be. |
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Reply | Idah , looks slow and clueless
at 10:06 28 Sep 2025
Fine line with all our players when integrating into a team.
I was happy to persist with our other players. Vipotnik now seems to need good movement around him with us getting balls into feet, at the moment has Idah got that good movement, Sheehan needs to be a bit more patient with his existing players, he will get people complaining but our moment on the pitch has been improving without Idah's presence, his time will come but I was willing to wait a little longer for our other players who had seemingly got up to Championship speed in the new team we have this season. [Post edited 28 Sep 21:19]
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Reply | 🏆Who do you want in fourth round of the league cup ? 🏆THE DRAW
at 09:55 28 Sep 2025
I wouldn't be happy if the prices of tickets get hiked up especially after going to a number of friendlies and the first couple of rounds, I would also consider the extra cost to our away fans who spend a lot to go support the Swansea, not a good way of thanking them for their support.
The owners really need to look at the long game still quite some substantial gaps in the stands for the Millwall games which need filling. |
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Reply | Idah , looks slow and clueless
at 09:46 28 Sep 2025
If Idah is not up to speed them why play him, let him integrate into the squad during the training sessions. We have the likes of Widell who had started to look sharper amd up to speed and now we are not using him, Eom and Cullen got us up the pitch against Forest making a difference, I know it is early days for him but so has it been for others, We want players up top with guile and movement to open teams up we seem to be relying on the likes off Tymon and Key to provide that but that leaves us so exposed at times at the back.
Bringing on the extra attacker would seem to be a good idea but at the moment Idah is not ready.
Vipotnik also now seems to link up well with Ronald who will be disappointed to put his chance over the bar, right place right time I had called to give Benson a chance but Ronald was playing ok but Sheehan really needs to look at the partnership of Key and Ronald because it really slows the play down on the right, Key taking far too many touches on the ball,getting caught on the ball far too often also resulting in the safe momentum killing back passes. [Post edited 28 Sep 21:18]
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 16:53 26 Sep 2025
You got to remember we put three past Leeds at home last season by the very fact that their fullbacks pressed up equally as much as ours leaving their flanks exposed, a fine balance between attacking threat and defensive over confidence. Games ebb and flow each team trying or needing to get the upper hand.
We have riches of forward thinking players in the midfield but need to ensure that defensive stability remains |
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 12:19 25 Sep 2025
Found it annoying when Darling tried to out muscle smaller stocky attackers with low centres of gravity off the high ball instead of just using his height advantage to get us going forward, having said that he was being coach by Martin to try and keep possession of the ball invariably getting caught out, yes he did improve gaining more experience but he did have his shambolic moments and under Sheehan was far better. [Post edited 25 Sep 12:23]
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Reply | Swansea City v Millwall : Match day thread
at 08:32 25 Sep 2025
Burnley defended deep and countered fast, you really have to look at how we are ending up with our two relatively slow centre halves are the two defenders as we try and attack out from the back, it leaves us open to loosing the ball in central midfield as teams set up to counter us through the middle while pushing us out on the flanks inviting our fullbacks forward to leave big spaces on the wingers for their counter attacks.
Conversely in defen mode our fullbacks drop off opposition wingers allowing ball to feet as the pressure builds our team drops further back and wingers then drive into the box which is harder to defend. Get the fullbacks tighter on their wingers and let the centrehalves cover the space in behind them or our defensive midfielders or centrehalves can come across and the midfielders deal in the centre with the other centre half.
Against Millwall in the home game last year, Tymon pushed forward being urged forward by the home fans, Vigouroux poor clearance was intercepted but Darling didn't cover Tymon's position he was indecisive and got caught in no man's land. I think Burgress has more experience but is lacking the pace that Darling had opposition managers cha ge of tactics at the end of the game? |
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Reply | 🏆Who do you want in fourth round of the league cup ? 🏆THE DRAW
at 07:53 25 Sep 2025
Sheehan used him quite effectively to ensure we didn't give away points towards the end of games and also picked him against Derby who had started picking up points as they needed to by packing the midfield making it a dog fight which him and us came through victorious not like the last game and last years home Millwall game, handing three points out at the end of each game. So we need all the tools we have given the run of games coming up.
Will be interesting to see if given the work rate Tymon and Key are expected to do will they get subbed at the back end of games similar to the way wingers are protected around the 60 minute mark, Parker and Samuel-Smith seem as if they could deputise.
We have also freshen the midfield up earlier similar to bringing the likes of Joe Allen on at half time as we did last year which has changed games, we seem to have move strength in depth to be used wisely.
Sheehan doesn't want the team to so predictable that teams can counter us easily. Even Martin worked that out when he picked Manning as part of a front three catching opposition managers off guard obviously Martin gets things wrong more than he get things right but change of tactics can be vital to win games. |
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Reply | Swansea City : It’s not just Sheehan at fault, it’s Darren O’Dea too
at 21:52 22 Sep 2025
I think Sheehan has actually been very conservative with his choices both in his first choice teams, his cup teams and last of all his substitutions. Not meddling too much and nursing players back to full fitness while also picking his new players as he sees their value to the team is percieved, has he rush Idah into the team too quick, has he fallen for the line that if we are not scoring goals we must attack more, Williams started off very tight at the start of last season and the complains were heard and he changed it almost going all out attack to kill games off but as Sheehan has dropped points that were in the bag to be lost.
Hope Sheehan can find that middle ground with his team between defence and attack. He doesn't know his players as well as the team he inherited last season some of which were also with us the season before, he has to find out what his players can and cannot do especially the late signings, I'm hoping he can get that balance right you could take the example of our hone game against Burnley once they went one nil up they weren't going to let that lead slip as we have this season. I'll add losing point as well be it one or three. Can we afford to be as free flowing and leaving us open as we have been? |
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Reply | Again the Swans concede in injury time : Referee has a card frenzy
at 16:09 22 Sep 2025
Yes it was only a goal against Crawley but a goal in a tight area is still a goal, upper body strength if you look at the likes of Peter Crouch isn't everything, Idah looks as if he has plenty of upper body strength but against Hull his initial good start was let down by him trying to be too clever trying to turn his defender on the high ball instead of getting an early jump in front of the Centrehalf who ended up dominating him in the air meaning the ball was always going forward to the benefit of Hull keeping us penned, even against little old Crawley Wales did not give their Centrehalves a comfortable ride enabling runners off him, better players maybe in the championship but still centrhalves to be given a hard time.
That isn't a go at Idah but a recognition that he is not up to speed yet. |
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