Swansea - Post match thread

[80s Shorts]

No he didn't. He said he was unable to see the shot due to players in the way. He couldn't answer on whether it was Silva or not.

He said there were players in front of the ball so he didn't see the shot. The only players in front of the ball were his own defenders. Silva was nowhere near in front of the ball.

 

[Atypical]

Great first half, thought Pep didn't react to the impressive way Swansea matched us in the 2nd half. Luckily we got the last minute goal but for a while we flattered to deceive again in the second half and we could have lost points.

 

[lonestay]

Augero has to go for the header no striker in that position lays it off , it's what makes him the striker he is

 

[Indaparkside]

I don't remember an arsenal player being brought down in the box then booked for diving?

That was a terrible decision what the fuck could he have done to get out of the way

 

[fulabeer]

You could actually sense the change of the match direction when Sterling got booked. The Swansea players realised they had a little extra help and could attack without fear of soft bookings.
Perfect first half, nerve racking and frustrating second. never been so glad to score a goal at the very end (well ok there was THAT game/year). We needed this match to drag us back into the champions league zone...

 

[RightTurnClyde]

3 points- That is all that matters. Think we all knew with Clichy/Kolarov at the back we would concede at some point. Amazing job by Jesus our saviour.

 

[uteblue]

I fear our inconsistency will keep us from doing anything spectacular this season, at one point in the first half I counted 7 or 8 swans in their 6-yard box during open play, I don't see how we go from that dominance to to a limp second half that nearly turned into a disaster...

 

[malg]

We got away with that. How so many talented (?) players can be so bang average in the second half is baffling.

 

[nellyonthewing]

We played some great stuff in that 1st half but against and mainly in front of a packed defence. We overplay the ball so much that we lose tempo and then can't seem to regain it when the opposition step up theirs. Large parts of the game were like watching a training session. In the 2nd half Jesus got isolated just like Kun does. KdB seems like a spare part at times when deeper (picks up bookings etc). Pep dodged a bullet here because he took to long to react to their change in strategy. I'd still like to see a Muller type player up front as well.

 

[malg]

3 points- That is all that matters. Think we all knew with Clichy/Kolarov at the back we would concede at some point. Amazing job by Jesus our saviour.

why you've singled out Kolarov alongside Clichy is beyond me. He's a better central defender than Stones.