A Tale of Two Cities Part II - Swans a'swimming up the River Colne

Amelia Chaffinch · (This post was last modified: 26-11-2019, 21:16 by Amelia Chaffinch.)

Town’s team vs Swansea City
1. Kamil Grabara
6. Jonathan Hogg
7. Juninho Bacuna
8. Trevoh Chalobah
9. Elias Kachunga
16. Karlan Grant
21. Alex Pritchard
22. Fraizer Campbell
26. Christopher Schindler ©
27. Jon Gorenc Stanković
39. Lewis O’Brien

Substitutes
Joel Coleman; Terence Kongolo, Adama Diakhaby, Josh Koroma, Steve Mounié, Florent Hadergjonaj, Matty Daly

theo_luddite · 26-11-2019, 21:39

An interesting starting 11. I'm trying to think when we last played 2-3-4-1 ...... oh, hang on!!

Amelia Chaffinch · (This post was last modified: 26-11-2019, 22:39 by Amelia Chaffinch.)

1 down

1-1 Grant

Ref getting brownie points for making them play on when Swansea trying to waste time.

I think Hogg needs to be careful. They might be looking to get him sent off.

Amelia Chaffinch · (This post was last modified: 26-11-2019, 23:33 by Amelia Chaffinch.)

Our first sub. Mounie on for Campbell.

Diakhaby replaces Pritchard

And Chalobah gets sent off after rising to the bait.

Hadergjonaj on for Grant

**Lord Snooty** · 27-11-2019, 00:09

Stupid Trev. Can't do that even if he never touched him.
Once again we were much the better team but can't finish off these crap teams.

**Lord Snooty** · 27-11-2019, 09:50

Missing O'Brien in midfield. Need to get him back there and somebody else at left back. Even though he's probably the best left back available.

WakeyTerrier · 27-11-2019, 12:44

Another game we should've won but didn't..a bit like Saturday.

Like Snooty says we are missing O'Brien in midfield, he was our driving force. Likewise Bacuna at right back when he started scoring in midfield is equally as frustrating especially when you look at our bench and see a right back and left back sat on the bench.

I know that FH and TK will probably go in January but why weaken the team by playing two midfielders out of position when we are short of numbers.
Play FH at right back, play Kongolo at left back. Put the midfielders back in their best position and stick Grant down the bloody middle

SHEP_HTAFC · 27-11-2019, 17:14

Grant is wasted on the left wing. I know he scored but he could get a lot more.
Defo the better team, and should have won it. Swansea were a disgrace with all the diving and cheating. Tried to get Campbell sent off 1st half for a challenge.
Looking a lot better all over the pitch now.....even with a patched up team.

jjamez · (This post was last modified: 27-11-2019, 21:52 by jjamez.)

I don't know, I quite like grant on the left when Campbell is playing, I feel grant has more luck against full backs and then running at the centre halves. Sometimes he gets bullied out of games when he's receiving the ball in front of the opposition centre halves.

Be interested to see whether it's kongolo or hadergjonaj who replaces chalobah

Away from home id be tempted to put kongolo in and move O'brien up

**Lord Snooty** · 27-11-2019, 21:57

Not had to say it much this season but.......

How shit were that ref? Not just for us but both teams. How has he not called Campbell offside for our goal? Possibly because he doesn't recognise him. Apparently the reason the liner came running over from the other side was because the ref couldn't distinguish between Campbell, Chalobah and Bacuna. Doh

Their goal, according to anybody up that end, was a goal kick not a corner. I know we didn't defend it well, but get a goal kick and the ball goes up the other end.

The red card. Can't argue really but it was a build up of frustration at all the wrong decisions the three blind mice were making, including not giving the foul on Trev in the first place.

Rant over.