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Author Topic: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread  (Read 22581 times)

Online SamTheMouse

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #135 on: December 26, 2014, 04:05:40 PM »
Can't argue with the substitution.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #136 on: December 26, 2014, 04:05:51 PM »
433, which the players know better.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #137 on: December 26, 2014, 04:06:29 PM »
While trying to play it at the back, the fact that we aren't really used to doing it is starting to show. There is a lot of uncertainty back there and you get the impression that the defenders would love to just whack it long and get rid. As tough as this might be they are being told to stick with it, but in all likelihood the short term affect might cause us some problems.

Agreed. Swansea, based on that first half are light years ahead of us. Saying that, we're hardly playing to our strengths. If Lambert wanted to sabotage our attack he could do no more than playing Gabby so deep. We really look lost out there.

It reveals how devoid we are of quality in that area that we have employed a forward to do the role of an attacking midfielder. Gabby, love him, doesn't have the required intelligence in the final third. We've seen that a couple of times where his ability to run at the defence has been sorely let down by his final pass or losing the ball at the last minute having done good work prior to it.

You're missing the point. We're our own worst enemy by playing him so deep. I don't buy into the stupid cliché of his intelligence, when he ran forward with the ball Benteke managed to reduce his options to zero rather than stretching the defence, opening them up or making himself available for a pass.

Benteke must wonder what the hell he's doing there, he's another that we're failing to play to his strengths. It really doesn't have to be this bad.

I'm not missing any point at all. I'm just not as angry as you. Read what I have said again and try and explain what point it is that I have actually missed?

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #138 on: December 26, 2014, 04:09:44 PM »
Doesn't sound like the best of half's. Do something in the second please Villa.

Offline paulcomben

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #139 on: December 26, 2014, 04:10:47 PM »
Martinez is slowly proving to be not much cop without that racist, gobshite, trainer peddler as chairman.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #140 on: December 26, 2014, 04:11:10 PM »
somehow NBC Sports are not showing this game even though they say they provide all live PL games.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #141 on: December 26, 2014, 04:12:06 PM »
Doesn't sound like the best of half's. Do something in the second please Villa.

Ron Vlaar is keeping Bony quiet. Nobody else is up to standard.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #142 on: December 26, 2014, 04:12:15 PM »
somehow NBC Sports are not showing this game even though they say they provide all live PL games.

Maybe because it shows no signs of life?

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #143 on: December 26, 2014, 04:13:12 PM »
somehow NBC Sports are not showing this game even though they say they provide all live PL games.
They are I am watching it on it.Its on NBC extra time.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #144 on: December 26, 2014, 04:13:31 PM »
That was fucking shit Cleverley

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #145 on: December 26, 2014, 04:13:33 PM »
I'm not missing any point at all. I'm just not as angry as you.

I'm beyond angry as nothing surprises me anymore. I'm just resigned to it all. Saying that, we've started better this half. Too early to have hope?

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #146 on: December 26, 2014, 04:13:43 PM »
That was woeful.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #147 on: December 26, 2014, 04:13:50 PM »
jesus christ Cleverley.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #148 on: December 26, 2014, 04:14:49 PM »
I really don't see the point in Cleverley. He's all fart and no shit.

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Re: Swansea City vs Aston Villa Match Thread
« Reply #149 on: December 26, 2014, 04:14:51 PM »
Delph seems the only one ready to really drive at them.

 


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