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Best keep that pedestrian away from defending fast counter attacks then

You've got to wonder how Liverpool have gotten away with their full backs taking the opposite corners for years..

It didn't look good. we've definitely played better this season. For me, at the moment the positives outweigh the negatives. Few players to bed in, some youngsters in the mix, new way of playing and a losing mentality to get rid of. I'm really looking forward to a fit Ross Stewart coming in.

The goal came from the second phase of play following that break by Sunderland. Edozie does well to hold the attack up and allow us to regain numerical advantage, in the phase that followed Edozie switches off.

At least it's not Baz's fault anymore. Maybe the tactics were not quite right but I'm fairly certain the tactics didn't require Holgate to give the ball away as often as he did, some inept back stick defending, couple of goals where the keeper could've done better. Essentially, as a manager you can set the team up in the best possible way but ultimately it is down to the players to perform. Apologies to all the scapegoat hunters out there but Saturday's result was not one persons fault and some credit has to go to Sunderland. I'm confident we'll beat them in the return leg.

Renegade tactics... 😂

I've not seen an xG table but in the main I would expect it probably would resemble the league table; it will be the anomalies or outliers that could be interesting .

Remind me how the other world cup final keeper is getting on. It really isn't an argument against all the best keepers are shouty and aggressive.

Oh please, save me from your "genuinely intrigued" bullshit. If you're unable to see that Martinez isn't a top 6 keeper, is shouty and aggressive, is a nobhead then it would seem you're incapable of following a discussion. The original point that I was responding to was that all top keepers were shouty and aggressive, that's obviously not the case.

Yeah yeah, pick me up on a mistype rather than contribute to a discussion. Prick.

Great contribution as ever

Unless you have oil money then it’s a process and it takes time. Brighton were fairly pedestrian when Potter took over, they got better and better, De Zerbi accelerated the process but wouldn’t have been able to do so without all the groundwork being laid.

Top flight shouty aggressive keepers list: Pickford Martinelli <end> Top flight nobhead keepers list: Pickford Martinelli <end> Top flight shouty aggressive keepers AND top 6 finish 2022-23 list: <end>

Possession with purpose... one of our forum cliches, bit like "a keeper should never get beaten at the near post" (or at all if you're between the sticks for us). Anyway, given we're at the start of a transformation do you not think we need to master the possession bit before the crudely put "purpose" becomes more evident and realistic?

Congratulations on continuing the number sequence, the rest is bollocks.

RM is not a prophet but he was pretty bang on with what we could expect and what he was hoping to achieve in the short term: 1. Patience, the change being implemented will take time. 2. There will be bumps along the way. 3. Some fans won't like it. 4. Whilst going through the change, somehow, need to keep the team taking points and staying in touch.

Fuck me, and I thought the transfer window was silly season.

Welcome to the board. At what point does a Swans fan stop giving a shit about a previous manager?

I went through every goal conceded this season so far before I saw your post and I have 3 goals conceded where I think he should've done better, 1 where he could've done better. There were zero goals scored that were his making, he hasn't gifted a goal this season. I've not seen Lumley play but if it was a choice between Baz and Macca then it's Baz all day long. Our fucking defending on the other hand is ridiculously bad. So fucking passive it's a joke. As a defender you have to be willing to put your body on the line, far too many of our defenders are seemingly incapable of doing this.

First touch is so poor his second touch is with his head

Mehtz

Where have the club been quoted on the price of a player they’re looking to offload?? Time to change tact, you’re having a bad one.

It’s a very difficult one to achieve but hats off to you.

@trousers best be prepared

Welcome to F5 day!! Will it be a glorious climax of incoming talent and outgoing “Premier” League standard players or not? Either way, Kleenex at the ready.