Match Thread | Swansea vs. Manchester City (29/10/25)

[Blueknows]

Cherki is gonna be some player, the one signing that excites me

100%

 

[dadnlad]

doku ripped wales a new one other week this lads give him nothing only time got passed him when ball played into space

 

[heslops barnet]

I couldn't agree more.

Fed up saying it most weeks, constantly turning up with half arsed performances, players not willing to put a shift in, most players don't look interested, alot of walking around with nobody willing to put a tackle in.

We've a team of fannies. People don't like to hear the truth.

Unfortunately every tackle we make is given as a foul know matter how innocuous

 

[jimharri]

The match thread channeling it's inner match thread, I see. Just for a change, you know?

 

[mattyads]

Is there much effort or is it a lack of quality?

The two go hand in hand for me, part of being quality is always applying the same effort.

In this particular game it's just the lack of real quality.

I think cherki stands out, the rest, its hard to make a case.

 

[malg]

Been far better since the goal but the first half hour was pretty awful.

Fair one.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Look at the way a championship team are hunting us down and winning every second ball.

The first thing in football that should come naturally is desire. That’s something that cannot be taught.

100%.

We used to have the hunting down in abundance with Pep teams, Certainly can't be said with this squad of players, most of them turn up with incredibly lazy and poor attitudes.

Personally I don't see any desire in this group of players bar 4/5 out if the entire squad. It's pathetic.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Before people start going off on Khusanov, RAN, Marmoush and Cherki we have to understand that they’ve all come back from injury. This is part of their adjustment period. This is a first start for these players in at least a month. It’s not like they’ve randomly just decided to start stinking it up.

For other players like Bobb and Lewis it’s simply just them being out of form unfortunately

I don't think Bobb has ever been in form. He does ok for the odd game but is anonymous most of the games he plays

 

[Blue warrior]

Think Cherki has looked very bright that first half.

 

[Mr HJ]

Haaland will be looking at that last 15 mins and thinking if I make runs finally I have someone who will find me earlier. Give Cherki runners or options for 1 2's in the box and he will cause mayhem.

The defence however has been very bad - Nathan as the most experienced guy out there should be leading instead he is retreating too much - for their goal he back peddled into no mans land and left areas of space for the player to pick his spot. Great finish but you have to add pressure moving towards him rather than be a statue near the 6 yard box. Kush looks nervous but we know he need mins to get up to speed. Rico looks to have some issues with their winger having pace and finally I want to be kind to Ait- Nori but that was possibly one of the worst halves of football I've seen from a player.

Get Cherki on the ball, movement ahead of him and we win this easily - they will tire as they put in a lot of effort without the ball. Come on!

 

[Gaz76]

Still a lot of work to do in the second half, everyone saying at least half of our team isn't match fit, doesn't that mean we are going to be fucked in the second half?

 

[MCFC1993]

Khosovnov Nouri you can tell they not played for months they need games to get up to speed problem is will they get enough

The worry is this was the game for them to get up to speed.

Bournemouth (H)
Dortmund (H)
Liverpool (H)
Int break
Newcastle (A)
Leverkusen (H)

You wouldnt want to throw any out of form player into those 5.

 

[hilts]

Bobb is getting plenty of game time and isn’t doing anything with it. Big half coming up for him

He attempted finally to take someone on and we scored, he should definitely try that again at some point:-)

Trafford, Nico G(sounds like some twat from a boy band) and Cherki the only positives so far although we are playing Real Madri..........

Wait its Swansea in the Carabou Cup?

Kinell

 

[dromoreblue]

When did we last win a 50/50 challenge? Cherki been good. Only Cherki.

 

[domalino]

The worry is this was the game for them to get up to speed.

Bournemouth (H)
Dortmund (H)
Liverpool (H)
Int break
Newcastle (A)
Leverkusen (H)

You wouldnt want to throw any out of form player into those 5.

They are still getting up to speed in this game though, even if they're not playing great in the first half.

 

[malg]

The match thread channeling it's inner match thread, I see. Just for a change, you know?

On this occasion I think some of the moaning is merited.

If Swansea get a 2nd it will be fun and games.

 

[chesterbells]

100%.

We used to have the hunting down in abundance with Pep teams, Certainly can't be said with this squad of players, most of them turn up with incredibly lazy and poor attitudes.

Personally I don't see any desire in this group of players bar 4/5 out if the entire squad. It's pathetic.

Yeah. It’s almost as if we’ve been freed from desire.

 

[dadnlad]

Looked like a team of players who haven’t played much football this season and a team who haven’t played much together.

Cherki is the one though, never far away from the ball and wants it all the time. He is going to be great I think once he gets settled and fully match fit.

they made 7 changes ? whats difference apart from effort

 

[Gabriel]

Defence in the opening half hour made the UK immigration system look airtight, with Khusanov acting like a Chelmsford prison officer…

 

[give it to gordon]

This half time coverage is much better then listening to the twat pundits