I'd say it's Brereton and Gallagher are winning everything.

Mowbray got stick for the 3 subs but we've been so much better since they came on. Feel bad for Buckley but I don't think he should have come on. The opposite of his sort of game. The balls spent more time in the air than on the grass.

Boro defending there was mental.

Lol

Can't see how Dack fits into this game....

Travis for me is part of the problem. He just isn't covering the grass. Doesn't look fit enough. Whole midfield being bypassed.

Hard to argue with that. It's kind of harsh for him, hes got freakishly long legs and had his eye on the ball, but it was incredibly dangerous to be swinging his boot that high. Apart from that I've been quite impressed with Branthwaite. Really physically dominant, gets his head on everything, long legs for tackling, and has a bit of pace. Him and Lenihan at the back will be a very good combo. Probably the only two players on the pitch, plus the GK, who have had okay games.

Made me laugh!

Yeah I really don't get this either, Rothwell is much better running from deep. I would get Brereton on so there is someone for the ball to stick to. Id take Buckley back off to be honest and drop Rothwell into midfield.

This is an unbelievably bad game. Actually feel sorry for the commentators. I do wonder the sense in 433 when we can't even get our foot on the ball. Game feels like it needs Holtby but I don't think he's on the bench?

How do you activate the ignore function? With the change over not sure how to do it?

Douglas did look fitter recently. Problem with late signings is you can find yourself halfway through the season and they're just getting up to speed.

First 8 games or so we looked really good. Wheels came off when the games came thick and fast in run up to Christmas. We couldn't sustain a high intensity 433 and the injury list just kept growing. Looking back I would say our big problems were 1) not getting more defenders and signing a decent left back 2) not having a defensive tactical alternative to 433 - say a 343 - we could wheel out against teams who were better than us (Norwich, Watford, Reading) or could nullify us with their own 343 (Bristol City, Stoke). It's a real shame to be sat here only half way through the season with a really decent squad with virtually no prospect of top six. Better defensive planning would have avoided this situation.

I'm really not a fan of Douglas but thought he had an okay game today. The new young lad from Everton was really solid at LCB so maybe that helped Douglas lot. For me we significantly improved when Davenport and Holtby came on. They changed the game really as they could cover more grass and pass the ball better than Travis and Johnson. Brereton also meant the ball had somewhere to stick. Johnson was so slow, Travis didn't look fit enough and when he got booked completely dropped out of the game. Dack similarly seemed to struggle. The whole diminutive front three got nothing out of Stoke. My team for Swansea is really just persisting with those better performers : Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Branthwaite. Douglas Holtby. Davenport. Rothwell Elliott. Armstrong. Brereton Use Travis and Dack from the bench.

One thing Mowbray is exceptional at is getting a result when we're desperate.

Totally appalling performance and pitch... We look terrible. For what it's worth I would get Brereton on as at least the ball sticks to him. Also Id get Johnson off for Holtby so we actually can pass the ball a bit. But we look totally physically outfought.

I reckon it will be Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Branthwaite. Douglas Travis. Johnson. Rothwell. Elliot . Dack. Armstrong Pretty sure it will be... But we will see.

Terrible keeping from Pears. Also Johnson showed his lack of experience in the role standing off. Terrible state of the pitch very frustrating. Where's Holtby?

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Reckon something like that, but can't see Armstrong playing. Also don't think TM will change from 433 though so more like : Kaminski Pike Lenihan. Carter Bell Travis Buckley Davenport Dolan Dack Brereton

To be fair to Rothwell everyone was giving away the ball for fun on both sides throughout the game. It was amateur. The pitch looked in a really bad way.

I think that's good except Rothwell who I just don't really see as a forward. He's at his best running from deep and central. Your setup would also be more defensively robust than the 433. But seeing as Mowbray has stuck to the 433 so far I can't really see him changing it.

Midfield three is an interesting situation now. We've got Travis who is a definite starter when fully fit. Then we've got Rothwell, Holtby, Trybull and Johnson who have all played well and badly in patches. Rothwell is probably the pick of them. Then we've got Davenport who just played really well. And then we have Dack and Elliott who if we we want both to play probably one needs to go in the midfield three. Then there's Downing, Buckley who have hardly played. So that's *ten* players for three spots, although Johnson could be in defence for a while if we don't sign a defender, and one of Dack/Elliott is likely to play up front. Pretty daft situation to have so many mids and not enough defenders... I haven't even counted JRC or Evans... (!!!) Anyway for me to make the 433 really work it is all about having a midfield three that covers *a lot* of ground and can use the ball well. With only three in the middle you have to be able to press really well and retain the ball. To work through them - Johnson and Trybull are too static imo and get picked off. Holtby was brilliant and covering the yards well at the start of season but has dropped off significantly - seems to have a fitness issue. Dack you want up front for his goals, and Elliott is a forward not a midfielder, as he lacks the required presence and positional discipline to win the ball back. Buckley and Downing also lack that presence you need in a three. So for me probably we should go into the next league game with a midfield of Trav, Davenport, Rothwell. I think when Holtby gets his fitness back up again he could become a big player for us also. I would drop Gallagher up front for Dack and also put Elliott on the bench. My suspicion though is if we sign a defender Johnson will shoo-in to midfield and I think the deal we have with Liverpool for Elliott is he has to play so he can't be dropped. Could be wrong about that, but it feels that way. So out best team, for me, front to back : Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Kipre? Bell. Travis. Davenport. Rothwell Brereton. Dack. Armstrong. Subs : Pears, Johnson, Douglas, Holtby, Trybull, Buckley, Elliott, Dolan, Gallagher

True but he's been terrible! Who was the last good perm player we signed for the defence? Need to go back to Duffy I think? Williams has been okay in patches but has bad spells and a lot of injuries. Bell is not as bad as some make out but he's not good. Oh Mulgrew you could argue, but he wasn't really a defender even though he played there... Great when dominating teams in league 1 but not up to much in the Championship where he actually had to defend. We've been lucky Lenihan and Nyambe came through the academy.

Wow he hasn't played since last season, and in 19/20 he only managed 8 games. That's shocking.... So, um, I guess no? Rather have a more modest player who actually is fit.