I'm beginning to wonder if the pressing game we have been trying to play has a role in our injuries. Would mean the intensity of training would be higher than other tactical systems.... Seems plausible?

Defence as a whole was much better with the deep line we played and packing the box. Great to see after some defensive horror shows. On the flip side our attacking threat completely disappeared. Somehow we are going to need to figure out how to be effective defensively and have an offensive threat at the same time. I'm sure when Kaminski comes back (hopefully Saturday) we will push right out, be much more offensive and start generating a lot of chances again. But equally we will also be a lot more brittle defensively.... Basically I think, when everyone's fit, we have a good system (433) for our midfielders and attackers, but we don't have enough pace across the back line to really make it work defensively and will keep conceding stupid goals.

When is Kaminski back? Pears has had easily his best game in terms of shot stopping . But poor distribution and his lack of playing outside the box has made us so much poorer as a team.

Williams off - this is ridiculous

We've definitely substantially improved since Rothwell and Evans have been on.

And one who should play on the right....

Best defending as well though. Strange game.

For me we seem more urgent without Trybull.

If we're going to keep a deep defensive line we need a major rethink at half time. How do we create chances? We look absolutely clueless. Either we sit deep and just ping it long to Gallagher and get someone up beside him (Elliot?). Or we stick with the 433 and have the balls to push the defensive line up 20 yards. At the moment we are just parking the bus desperately defending as we have a system to play one way, but we are petrified to expose Pears and our defence.

Boro just let our centrebacks have it, not a bad tactic!

We either need to drop another body into midfield or push up the defensive line,

Only a matter of time. 433 is really not working with a deep defence.

Like the team - as good as we could do in the circumstances. Reckon we will get a right doing sadly though....

Ah okay, well day pass on sky is £10 so same as ifollow Bad for those with season tickets...

Is it not on iFollow tonight???

That quote is very Alan Partridge .

Bloody hell. If we were going to do this why not a month ago?? Think he's a quality player on the ball, retains it and uses it intelligently. But what we need are midfielders who can cover the yards in midfield. Downing can't do that..... Feels a bit desperate.

I can't see the sense in playing Brereton through the middle. He will not get in the box, his pathologically opposed to it.....He'll end up drifting out wide and man marking Dolan.

Yes, Brereton is clearly not a striker by any interpretation of the role. His best asset by far seems to be dribbling and holding onto the ball to allow others to join the attack. I get why he plays where he plays, and he has started to look quite effective last few games to the point where he has consistently been one of our better players. It is quite noticeable whenever he comes off the ball stops sticking to the front line. Gallagher on the other hand I just can't see on any level what the thought process is to have him on the wing.... he continually just loses the ball. I pray to god if Armstrong is out we see Gallagher through the middle and not some mad concoction of Elliott through the middle and Gallagher wide right.....

Have to say all our options look pretty bad at the moment. I would give up 433 till Kaminskis back at a minimum. Team for me, assuming Armstrong won't make it but Rothwell does, and Bell makes it too because I can't face JRC at left back again... Pears Nyambe. Lenihan. Williams. Bell Holby. Trybull. JRC. Elliott. Brereton Gallagher Nailed on loss this one.

To be fair I think all of the changes have been forced due to injury/coronavirus.

Watched the full game on playback as I had family stuff on yesterday A few notes -It was very noticeable that we were playing 20 yards deeper compared to the Reading game. Obviously Pears did not have the confidence of the defence and vice versa. Playing deep is not a bad thing of itself, but combined with 433 it basically meant we surrendered the midfield to Swansea as they outnumbered us. -Also the midfield personnel did not look effective either. 433 needs real athelticism from the midfielders to physically impose themselves on the game through constant pressing. While he looks an okay player generally Trybull is cut from the same cloth as Evans and Johnson - he wants to sit in position and not really move too much. We can afford one of those players in the three mids but not two. Again this led to us surrendering the midfield. -It goes without saying playing JRC at left back made us vulnerable down that side, and the second goal was a direct result of that. -Lenihan had another poor game and was easily beaten for the first goal. -Gallagher was atrocious when he came on, Dolan not much better. We looked totally beaten by the 60th minute All that said we could have scored a couple and maybe got a point. Swansea were not really that good so it feels like an opportunity lost as opposed to say Reading where we were beaten by a much better team. My general feeling is this losing run will continue until we get Kaminski, Douglas and Rothwell back in the side. I am also worried that Mowbray is going to persist with putting Trybull and one of Johnson/Evans in the midfield three which I think will completely destroy the dynanism that looked so good first few games. All in all pretty depressing. Put Kaminski, Douglas, Rothwell, Travis and Ayala into the team and I think we would be having a good run atm but as it is with the injuries and omissions mounting up its looking pretty grim.

From what I've seen having Rothwell back will be a huge improvement as he can run the yards but whats an absolute killer is not having Kaminski. He is critical for us. Without him I fear for us in every game.

To use the 433 we need Kaminski, one of Bell/Douglas, Johnson and Rothwell back. Without them we simply don't have the personnel to make it work. Keeper is too uncertain and weak with his feet, full back way too vulnerable, and the midfield can't cover the ground effectively to press. Does anyone know if they will be available on Tuesday? If not we need to change something. I do feel for Mowbray, injuries and ommisions have been horrendous. But it's his job to react, and why couldn't he batten down the hatches and play a more counter attacking game, grind out some 0-0s, until you have a squad available who can play the system?

With the players available 4231 would have been a better shout. Then Trybull and Evans could sit and it wouldn't be a problem. Maybe we will do that? Could be Pears Nyambe. Lenihan. Williams. JRC Evans. Trybull. Elliott. Holtby. Brereton Armstrong I would be more confident with that than 433.