Swans v Man City Pre Match Thread 1/1/14

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“Swansea go in search of a third successive positive home result against the Etihad billionaires tomorrow."

Just how many of these have we got? There's a couple in the Dave Ewing Stand, and half a dozen in 323 but nearly all of those have given most of it away and ne'er got a knighthood. Barely enough to legitimise the use of the plural!
 
Not looking forward to this one.

Don't fancy us for the three points and a draw might be the best we can get at a push.

We have understandably looked a little leggy in recent games and Swansea are exactly the type of team who can make it very difficult for us in terms of ball retention and taking the likes of Yaya out of the equation with their passing.

As others have said, Shelvey can cause us a lot of problems running in that space between midfield and our defenders.

Silva will be a big miss and I would be a lot more confident if Aguero was on the pitch and we could at least carry that counter threat and outscore them.

A 4-5-1 with Milner sat alongside Fernandinho and Yaya playing a little closer to Nasri and Negredo.

Hope for the above, otherwise a 2-2 or a 3-2 loss.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Not looking forward to this one.

Don't fancy us for the three points and a draw might be the best we can get at a push.

We have understandably looked a little leggy in recent games and Swansea are exactly the type of team who can make it very difficult for us in terms of ball retention and taking the likes of Yaya out of the equation with their passing.

As others have said, Shelvey can cause us a lot of problems running in that space between midfield and our defenders.

Silva will be a big miss and I would be a lot more confident if Aguero was on the pitch and we could at least carry that counter threat and outscore them.

A 4-5-1 with Milner sat alongside Fernandinho and Yaya playing a little closer to Nasri and Negredo.

Hope for the above, otherwise a 2-2 or a 3-2 loss.
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I don't think Swansea are playing with the same intensity and energy as they have done in previous seasons (wouldn't be surprised if Laudrup moves on in the Summer), add in injuries and fixture congestion, i think we should be looking to win. I'm actually more confident about this one than i normally would be.
 
I'm more confident than usual about this one. Our away form has improved significantly in recent weeks and if we want to be serious contenders for the title we need to be able to go to places like Swansea and come away with 3 points.
2-1 to City.
 
we struggle against teams that park the bus , palace,hull,yooonited etc they just turn up to keep the score down , teams that play like arsenal,newcastle,spurs,fulham have not been a problem , swansea will try to play us off the park , and our players , man for man are better , i believe we can win but a score draw wouldnt be the end of the world .
 
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