Match Day Thread Swansea v Norwich Sat 25th October, ko 15.00 hrs

This could be the defining game in both the clubs season and Liam Mannings career.
In the relegation bottom 3,we need a serious turn around in both our results and performances.

Update on available players and injuries to follow

 

Squad update following press conference:

Risks:
(CM) Kenny McLean - back problems
(CAM) Emi Marcondes - hip problems

Possible for minutes on Saturday:
(CB) Shane Duffy - Calf injury - Could return to the squad this Saturday
(CF) Mathias Kvistgaarden - Knee injury - Could return to the squad this Saturday

Out:
(CAM) Amankwah Forson - Hamstring injury - Could return next week
(LB) Ben Chrisene - Hamstring Injury - Could return in 2 weeks
(LB) Lucien Mahovo - Muscle injury - Could return in 2 weeks
(LW/CAM) Elliott Myles - 2 weeks from Full team training
(CAM) Gabe Forsyth - Unknown
(CB) Jose Cordoba - Hamstring injury - Injured while on international duty - 5 weeks
(CM) Anis Ben Slimane - Quad injury - 9 weeks
(LW) Papa Amadou Diallo - Quad injury and surgery required - 9 weeks
(RW/ST) Ante Crnac - Ruptured ACL - Season over

 

Gutted for Crnac, not the most positive start to the season for him, but I do think there's some potential in him. Hope he's fit for pre-season under the new manager.

 

This sort of list looks so familiar. Are the players being over-trained? We need sports scientists from the outside to look at what is going on at Colney.

 

I said it was his cruciate right away. Nasty. Bad luck Crnac.

 

Is this the best line-up we could put out given the current injuries and lack of wingers? Going back to Manning's original formation might be the best way to go. Wright could be swapped out for Topic and maybe Kvistgaarden for Jurasek due to fitness.
Kovacevic
Stacey Medic Darling Mclean Schlupp
Mattsson Wright
Schwartau Kvistgaarden
Sargent

 

I guess it depends on whether Kenny has 90 mins in him, could be forced into 4-2-3-1/4-2-1-1 if Topic has to play. Don't love Schlupp as a wing back and that team definitely lacks width - but not sure what the alternative is!

 

I think something is wrong here. According to the data on the right, at home we had two wins and three draws last season, while away we had two wins and two draws, but this would be 17 points overall, not 16 as given above.

 

I'd go for this lineup:

Kovacevic
Stacey Medic Darling Mclean
Mattsson Wright
Makama Kvistgaarden Schwartau
Sargent

 

Well spot, its an adding error, it should be 17, I will amend it for the next match.

 

http://www.fawanews.sc/Swansea City vs Norwich City.html

 

Are we all set for another depressing afternoon?

 

Anyone got a stream yet?

 

Nope

I am seeing it as a blessing

 

Swansea fans appear to be in much the same state of mind. There's a rumour that Carrick is being lined up to take over ...........

 

Have we scored yet?