Swansea have been inconsistent all season but hit a low performance point in defeat to Hull last time out and manager Luke Williams is now looking for a response, according to Phil at Planet Swans.
How's the season been for Swansea so far?
Consistently inconsistent. Win a few, draw a few, lose a few. We are the very definition on where you will find us Boxing Day – we are a mid-table side playing average football most of the time
Swansea in the league so far…
Boro 1-0 Swansea Latte Lath pen 25
Swansea 3-0 Preston Grimes pen 40, Abdulai 61, Vipotnik 83
Swansea 1-1 Cardiff Cullen 10 – Robinson 79
West Brom 1-0 Swansea Molumby 45
Swansea 1-0 Norwich Forson og 4
Coventry 1-2 Swansea Ronald og 34 – Cullen 8, Cooper 32
Swansea 1-1 Bristol City Cabango 15 – Knight 76
Sheff Utd 1-0 Swansea Tymon og 44
Swansea 0-0 Stoke
Blackburn 1-0 Swansea Dolan 13
Sheff Wed 0-0 Swansea
Swansea 0-1 Millwall De Norre 90
Oxford 1-2 Swansea Scarlett 88 – Vipotnik 38, Bianchini 80
Swansea 1-0 Watford Peart-Harris 35
Burnley 1-0 Swansea Rodriguez pen 90
Swansea 3-4 Leeds Darling 8, Cullen 45, Bianchini 90 – Solomon 20, 73, Cabango og 55, Gnonto 90
Derby 1-2 Swansea Mendez-Laing pen 65 – Vipotnik 2, Ronald 14
Swansea 2-2 Pompey Ogilvie og 45, Cullen 53 – Ritchie 25, Murphy 45
Luton 1-1 Swansea Adebayo 17 – Grimes 64
Plymouth 1-2 Swansea Bundu 79 – Fulton 44, Cullen 60
Swansea 2-3 Sunderland Vipotnik 5, Cullen 17 – Ballard 28, Neil 73, Bellingham 75
Hull 2-1 Swansea Pedro 34, Burstow 80 – Darling 42
Couple of defeats coming into this one after a good run of form, what can we expect from the Swans on Boxing Day?
As said, we are very inconsistent. We looked amazing against Sunderland for half hour but in a hundred and fifty minutes since we have been anything but. Luke Williams talked on the weekend about needing a reaction and if this group of players cannot produce that reaction after the shambles at Hull then questions will be asked on their longevity as Swansea City players.
Opinion of Luke Williams a year into the job? Looks to be a really good fit from the outside...>b?
He has a squad that is pretty damn average. You can see what he is trying to do but it should be no surprise that some of his football is reminiscent of Russell Martin football. Too many passes that mean nothing and not enough intensity. It is tough to know whether that is because of the poor squad we have or whether his style of management will never work for us. I’m on the fence but certainly would like to see him given longer
What needs doing in January?
We need more than just a January window. We lack creativity, pace and goals. And a couple more defenders. You see the problem here?
Ins >>> Florian Bianchini, 23, RW, Bastia, £2m >>> Goncalo Franco, 23, CM, Moreirense, £2m >>> Ji-sung Eom, 22, LW, Gwangju FC, £1m >>> Zan Viptonik, 22, CF, Bordeaux, Free >>> Lawrence Vigouroux, 30, GK, Burnley, Undisclosed >>> Jon McLaughlin, 36, GK, Rangers, Free >>> Myles Peart-Harris, 21, LW, Brentford, Loan >>> Nelson Abbey, 20, CB, Olympiacos, Loan >>> Cyrus Christie, 32, RB, Unattached, Free
Outs >>> Nathan Wood, 23, CB, Southampton, £3m >>> Przemyslaw Placheta, 26, LW, Oxford, Free >>> Nathanael Ogbeta, 23, LB, Plymouth, Free >>> Jerry Yates, 27, CF, Derby, Loan >>> Mykola Kukharevych, 23, CF, Hibs, Loan >>> Cameron Congreave, 20, CM, Bromley, Loan >>> Liam Walsh, 26, CM, Luton, Free >>> Cameron Congreave, 20, CM, Bromley, Loan >>> Josh Thomas, 21, CF, Bromley, Loan >>> Jamie Paterson, 32, AM, Released
Stand out players?
Liam Cullen has surprised many but we have very few stand out players. You do enough of these interviews maybe you could ask opposition "which Swansea City player would you bring into your squad” as not sure many names are on the tip of their lips.
Weak Links?
The lack of creativity, pace and goals referenced earlier. Too many squad players who we rely on week in week out.
Revised expectations for the season?
We’ll be mid table. Exactly where we deserve to be.
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