Match Day Thread Swansea City 2 v 2 Leeds United

I hadn’t seen a Swansea game this season, just read how (dare I say) “poor” you’ve been despite a healthy league position. I’m assuming this was a vast improved performance because Swansea looked a very good outfit tonight.

Fer looks a class act, I’m not sure if Leeds were slightly off tonight compared to our last four games or if Swansea stopped us playing like we have previously, either way a good game.

Watching the game I’m happy with a point, you’re not going to drop many at home, nice touch by Pablo not to over celebrate, had some nice words of praise for Swansea afterwards too.

 

All supposed Swans fans, well most of them anyway regardless of the score will nit pick and run down players for not being MR Perfect every minute of the game... How cringe worthy is that

 

Opinions.we are all entitled to them.

 

You predicted a Swans win. Your prediction was WRONG

 

You see you cant wait to have a dig at the team...you moron ..

 

It is about time you give the team some praise instead of finding things to run them down...Potts is making you and others look a fool on here....

 

Exactly glam. Fer is coming back from a serious injury and realistically shouldn't be playing 70mins yet. Once he went off we could have done with a player of a similar ilk, but unfortunately that's where having a weak squad kicks in.

Neverthless a great game of football by two sides looking to play the right way. Bielsa took a huge gamble using all three subs by the 64th minute I think it was, but that and four bookings shows the pressure Leeds were under.

We could have nicked it at the end with Celinas shot being saved by the feet of Peacock-Farrell and in the end I think both sides were happy they had something out of the game.

Both sets of fans mingled freely before and after the game. A great match and a great occasion.

 

Are you talking to anyone in particular David?

 

Ryan woods would be ideal but he did not want to come, He would not just walk into the side anyway ....He would need to improve himself in training first and so will anyone else we may or may not get....

 

Who said he didn't want to come to Swansea?

 

Can you elaborate Dai please, he didn’t want to come??

That didn’t seem to be floating around..

 

I don't know why you are questioning the oracle

 

The oracle!!!!...........................

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Or is that Coracle?

 

I forgot!

 

They go round and round in circles as well

 

He's filled with wickerwork!................

 

He’s got too many sides to himself to be one..

 

Gutted we didn’t get the 3 points, as overall I thought our performance was superb. Really took the game to Leeds & should’ve been deserved winners. Celina had the chance to seal it, after we were pegged back for a second time, but plenty of positives too. With some great individual performances, especially Celina, Roberts, Olly & a stand-out one from Fer. He looked a class above at times & drove through their midfield with incredible power & desire. Well played Leroy...
Taking nothing away from Olly, he was immense & fully deserved his brilliant brace.
Thought Rodon did well, but deemed to lose focus & showed his inexperience later on, looks a prospect though. Still can’t take in how poor Naughton is though, even at a lower level. In fairness, he was supposed to be playing out of position in a back 3, but you would never guess it at times, as he wandered forward continuously in the 2nd half, especially. Thought Roberts was the wing-back!!! With his experience he should have been looking after Connor. Not, as it seemed, making him feel (Connor) he needed to be further forward. He recklessly exposed (Naughton) our right side. That’s where we lost it for their 2nd.
Cracking cross from Olsson for the header & thought Fulton did a good job assisting Leroy in the middle.
So up to 3rd in the table, could get even better if Potter gets a few recruits. Over to the board to support, but not expecting much & that’s a shame.

Fair play tonight Graham...

 

Go **** yourself Dai

Home at last after what feels like half a bottle of rum and a liter of diet coke. Vision is fine, I think, but it felt like the taxi brought me home via the Tawe the way it kept slithering around, or was it me. Have had a bacon and egg butty so feeling on top of the world and I've cleaned up all the evidence so I think I'll get away with it ssshhhhh!

Went to the game and I'm so happy right now. We were very impressive tonight, I know we messed up and gave them their second goal, but other than VDH messing up and our boy Rodon miss kick we played great and should have won. Not saying LKeeds go lucky but, Leeds got lucky.

What I learned from the game is that we can compete at this level. We will have games like Birmingham coz there are a lot of crap teams in this league who's only defense is to stop better teams from playing. The other thing I learned is how sh*te the officials are in this league, especially lines men.

Tonight though, Fer was wonderful and played with such desire. I feel he is going to be the most influential, dare I say important player for us this season.

Celina looked great close up and I was gutted he didn't put his chance away, that would have been the icing on his cake if, he deserved it; shame.

McBurnie chased everything that moved, he was everywhere, in attack and defense. A few more games like today and Bony wont get off the bench.

VDH cocked up for Leeds 2nd goal but was superb the rest of the game, Rodon too, apart from his cock up.

Didn't think Naughton played badly, not great, but not terrible either. He missed a few passes but his positioning was good for someone playing out of position, I thought he did ok. If he gets his head rigt I think he'll do well for us this year.

Disappointing to see Roberts on the wing, I was hoping to see the experience of Routledge or Dyer being added to the mix but I think their absence on the pitch tonight especially, signals the end of their careers here at Swansea City and I feel quite sad about that. Both deserve better.

We all need to take our collective hats off and doff our heads in recognition of our new boy at the helm Graham Potter. He set the team up perfectly, his tactics were spot on and it was only because of a couple of domino mistakes leading to Leeds' equalizer which gave them the draw and robbed us of a well deserved win. We were the better team.

So then, got to go coz I'm being talked at very loudly now, I'm not supposed to get pissed see, but..... Im so weak So quickly, keeper wasn't a worry, Olsson just about did enough, just about, Mckay did good but looked tired in the end. Fulton did very good but looked exhausted, on the whole the Swans did good, should have won against argualbley the best team in the league so, tonight Matthew I am a very happy boy.