Jakupovic up first... please log in to view this image “I have been here for almost five years now and I have had to be patient. I am a fighter though and I never gave up.” “I will always be a fighter and I’m grateful that Marco Silva gave me the chance to play again. I want to pay him back.” “No-one was happy after the Leicester game. We made mistakes in the wrong moments. Everyone made mistakes. I made mistakes.” “We have 33 points still to play for. We have to deliver. A good result tomorrow will see us put pressure on the other teams.” “We need more. We know what we have to do tomorrow and we are prepared. Now is the time to fight!” Marco up next... please log in to view this image “Curtis Davies trained with us yesterday and is available for tomorrow’s match. No-one else new is available.” “We respect our opponent, but it is really important game for us against Swansea and one that we need the points from.” “We still have six games at home, and three over the next four weeks. We feel good when we play at home.” “It's important at home, the atmosphere is always good. We need to play well and send good signals to the fans as well.”
Thinking about it... We can't play Niasse against his parent club next week and given Abel's recent injuriousness - does he keep Abel on the bench and only use him if needed? Which would mean 4-5-1 again
Why are we talking about whether he'll play two up front? We have only one semi-in form striker and a good choice of midfielders.
Did he mention owt about zonal marking been **** and he's very sorry. Or do they have a plan for Llorente hanging around the back post??
Sorry, I forgot to post that bit, he said "We've taken on board the comments of Chazz during this week and will have a man on Llorente”.
Of course, but why would 4-4-2 make it more likely that we'll get more? I assume you're talking about starting Hernandez, which would be rewarding him for his quarter-arsed performances off the bench recently. We've got more than 11 players who deserve to be starting, and Hernandez isn't one of them.
Abel has already scored twice v Swansea this season. That doesnt mean he'll score tomorrow but it will definitely give him confidence going into the game. Anyway he might be on the bench cos he'll have to start next week.