Back on the roller coaster tonight. Which Rotherham will turn up in South Wales ?
Swansea have lost four of their last five games. Only four clubs have scored more than them in the championship but only the bottom two clubs have let more goals in. Swansea have more possession than any other team in this division. With all that in mind i think we will need to score two goals to get anything out of this game.
After Tuesdays performance against Sunderland i believe we will go with a bit more belief. We will be without Hall but i think if all fit we will just put Bailey Wright in Halls place. I suppose Taylor could leave Rathbone out with Q.P.R coming on Saturday and possibly a better chance of winning that game. Rathbone will be a massive miss in either game if his Groin injury cannot manage both games. We need to keep up the high intensity and hope our midfield can create the chances like we did last Tuesday. I think this is a big ask and anything from the game would be a good result.
You got what you wished for Whiston, think the team will be a little disappointed not to have come away with all 3 points, but every point gained puts the pressure more firmly on the clubs below us. Still, need a win on Saturday to start breathing more easily.
I thought before the game a point would be a good result for us. However, as you say Unifier i think Taylor might be a touch disappointed that we didn't get all three.
We continued with the high press and intensity and forced Swansea back a lot. They had much more possession than us as expected but most of it was in their own half. We had more shots at goal,more corners and generally i felt we looked more dangerous than them. Two very good passes for both goals. Their goal was a lovely ball from wide into the box but i felt we stood too far off him and allowed him too much space to shoot. Not sure if Ferguson should have been tighter on him from midfield but a very well created and taken goal. Our goal was a beautiful cross in from Ferguson which saw Ogbene pushed before he seemed to stop the ball on the floor readjusted and swept it into the net.
Some good performances from all the lads. Good to see Ogbene back to somewhere near his best and providing us with that threat going forward again. Q.P.R next who are on an awful run. A change of manager, who to me looks a shocking fit for them. We all know what Wycombe were like so i expect Q.P.R. to play the dark arts and try and nick something. They have their injury problems apparently and arguably their most influential player Ilias Chair went off on Saturday after 35 minutes. A big game on Saturday, a win as Unifier said would give us a lot of breathing space.
