I think Swansea played great today, like their performance was above their standards.... Not watched Swansea this season but based on what I saw of them today I can't see them finishing below 8th, people don't really take interest because they're not top 6, but they played some really good football, best I've seen from any opponent so far this season!
They made it really difficult for us, passed the ball through some difficult spaces, made some space for themselves, closed us down really well and made us struggle off the ball!
I thought we didn't do too much wrong to be honest except for possibly Silva and Gudogen had some sub-par moments. Our shape looked a lot different to those of the previous 9 games, and I think we missed Nolito on the left... Playing Silva on the wing doesn't make us as effective as normal, as you want your creativity coming through the middle, also you want some pace or at least a natural winger on the left, Silva is none of these.....
I thought van der Hoorn could have possibly been sent off? An elbow to the face of Sergio but the ref indicated he saw it as his arm? Not sure how one warrants a sending off and the other doesn't? But we got the penalty and stuck to our game plan.
Pep looked really calm at 1-1 which I felt was strange but as soon as it was 2-1 he was barking orders to everyone! I suppose he had the belief in the players to get back into the game, and we did just that.
Overall I thought we played very good to our standards, but Swansea played great, and I think they should get some praise for the way that they played today.
