| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 21:04 - Dec 12 with 18644 views | NotLoyal |
Swansea City go in search of their first win since beating Cardiff City (again)
The Referee for this game is Robert Jones from Liverpool, so the players had better calm down. Sorry but it’s the best we can do. Jones will be assisted by Ian Hussin and Natalie Aspinall, with Darren Bond the fourth Official for the game. Bond had lost his magical powers since he had his hair cut. Over the last 12 months Robert Jones has refereed 29 games, comprising 9 Championship games, 16 Premier League games, 1 Club Friendlies 1 game, 2 FA Cup games and 1 EFL Cup game. In addition he has been the Fourth Official 102 times. During this period he has issued 77 yellow cards at a rate of 2.66 per game and 2 red cards at a rate of 0.07 per game.
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 Joe Allen fit for Coventry but Obafemi continues to be a timely mystery 16th Dec 2022 14:30Joe Allen is fit to face Coventry City tomorrow afternoon in the first Sky Bet Championship away game for the swans since drawing against Huddersfield Town five weeks ago. In that time two victories on a short tour of Scotland for the swans gave some hope before last weeks disappointing home loss to Norwich City.  0
 Coventry City not wary of Swansea at any level 17th Dec 2022 08:00You can understand why Mark Robins and his Coventry City side are in no way apprehensive about this afternoons game against Swansea City. The sky blues are on a run of decent form and the swans really do need a win by any means necessary to get their season back on track. 0
 Jekyll & Hyde Swansea City but it’s still really not working … 18th Dec 2022 08:00Yesterday afternoons game may well have been thrilling for the neutral, and let’s be honest over the ninety minutes of football a win for the swans wouldn’t have been a surprise. Unless of course you refer to the three blinding saves in the first half from Steven Benda, the poor selection choices at the start from Russell Martin or indeed the sleepiness we again witnessed at the turnaround which put the swans 2-0 down. 0
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 10:41 - Dec 18 with 914 views | Dr_Winston |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 17:49 - Dec 17 by PatchesOHoulihan |
If only we did this from the start
Worst starters in the league - has to be something to do with how our manager sets us up |
Precisely.
People act surprised when Ntcham is more effective off the bench than when he starts. The simple reason why is because when he comes off the bench we're generally chasing the game and have to be more aggressive, which suits him far more than the sedate, containing way we usually start.
Yesterday he looked almost angry at how short of his wavelength half the team were. He played some lovely crossfield passes to open up space, then 5-10 seconds later we were right back where we started. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:05 - Dec 18 with 877 views | KeithHaynes |
Jekyll & Hyde Swansea City but it’s still really not working … 18th Dec 2022 08:00Yesterday afternoons game may well have been thrilling for the neutral, and let’s be honest over the ninety minutes of football a win for the swans wouldn’t have been a surprise. Unless of course you refer to the three blinding saves in the first half from Steven Benda, the poor selection choices at the start from Russell Martin or indeed the sleepiness we again witnessed at the turnaround which put the swans 2-0 down. 0
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:10 - Dec 18 with 860 views | KeithHaynes |
Thanks for the debate 👠everyone. I enjoyed it. | |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:21 - Dec 18 with 832 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:10 - Dec 18 by KeithHaynes |
Thanks for the debate 👠everyone. I enjoyed it. |
Went well didnt it ðŸ˜ðŸ‘ |  | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:25 - Dec 18 with 811 views | KeithHaynes |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:21 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
Went well didnt it ðŸ˜ðŸ‘ |
On reflection I thought Martin managed the game superbly. 😉© | |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:27 - Dec 18 with 805 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:25 - Dec 18 by KeithHaynes |
On reflection I thought Martin managed the game superbly. 😉© |
Stop it Keith 🤨 | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:29 - Dec 18 with 801 views | 3swan |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 10:41 - Dec 18 by Dr_Winston |
Precisely.
People act surprised when Ntcham is more effective off the bench than when he starts. The simple reason why is because when he comes off the bench we're generally chasing the game and have to be more aggressive, which suits him far more than the sedate, containing way we usually start.
Yesterday he looked almost angry at how short of his wavelength half the team were. He played some lovely crossfield passes to open up space, then 5-10 seconds later we were right back where we started. |
Made much the same comment towards the end of the first half. He was always the one looking for the ball and to create.
He'd start breaking but more often than not his pass( maybe the only one available) ended up back in our half .
It was criminal how many attacking attempts broke down due to lack of options and basic team support. |  | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:33 - Dec 18 with 789 views | KeithHaynes |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:27 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
Stop it Keith 🤨 |
I’ve never been a fanboy before, it’s quite enjoyable. | |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:36 - Dec 18 with 781 views | Dr_Winston |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:29 - Dec 18 by 3swan |
Made much the same comment towards the end of the first half. He was always the one looking for the ball and to create.
He'd start breaking but more often than not his pass( maybe the only one available) ended up back in our half .
It was criminal how many attacking attempts broke down due to lack of options and basic team support. |
I'd be building a team around him. Playing the way that suits him best.
We've tried the Grimes way and it doesn't work. Time to make some changes. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:39 - Dec 18 with 777 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:29 - Dec 18 by 3swan |
Made much the same comment towards the end of the first half. He was always the one looking for the ball and to create.
He'd start breaking but more often than not his pass( maybe the only one available) ended up back in our half .
It was criminal how many attacking attempts broke down due to lack of options and basic team support. |
Our big problem is when we do get the ball quickly into the oppositions half we don't commit players forward enough, that makes it easier to defend against us, imo it's a trait of Martin, we need to support players in attack, it puts the defence on the back foot, it's what happened after 60 mins, Coventry never had a look in. | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:40 - Dec 18 with 777 views | vetchonian |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:25 - Dec 18 by KeithHaynes |
On reflection I thought Martin managed the game superbly. 😉© |
he had us all fooled and then Coventry fell onto his trap....what a masterstroke | |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:41 - Dec 18 with 776 views | 3swan |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:36 - Dec 18 by Dr_Winston |
I'd be building a team around him. Playing the way that suits him best.
We've tried the Grimes way and it doesn't work. Time to make some changes. |
I don't like highlighting players but I'm fairly sure from memory that the first goal came from Grimes losing the ball in their half when there was a clear and obvious simple pass to the right. Not sure who it was but in acres of space under no pressure.
Apart from a few occasions he just can't seem to do the simple things when he has time to think | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:43 - Dec 18 with 773 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:41 - Dec 18 by 3swan |
I don't like highlighting players but I'm fairly sure from memory that the first goal came from Grimes losing the ball in their half when there was a clear and obvious simple pass to the right. Not sure who it was but in acres of space under no pressure.
Apart from a few occasions he just can't seem to do the simple things when he has time to think |
When joey came on he made grimes look very very average | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:45 - Dec 18 with 769 views | 3swan |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:43 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
When joey came on he made grimes look very very average |
A class above, he passes with intent, not a short tap, which opens the play up. Players then had more space and time to perform. | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:46 - Dec 18 with 756 views | Dr_Winston |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:43 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
When joey came on he made grimes look very very average |
Because he is, and always has been.
No, that's harsh. He is capable of good stuff, he just rarely does it. There is in general however absolutely nothing about his performances or captaincy that suggest he's worthy of playing every minute of every game, no matter how insistent his (let's face it, downright weird) acolytes are that he's a key player. [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 11:48]
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:46 - Dec 18 with 753 views | RichardO |
The team that was needed and that was changed at the sixty minute mark is more or less the team that has got us the most points this season whether it be rescuing games or starting games.
Yes players like Ntcham and Naughton are of quality and can fit in that team but they need the pace around them to fuse their skills
Cooper, Oko-Flex and Allen add drive and speed of play that is missing which allows others to perform to a higher standard.
Could mention other players in the squad but at least start with the team that has got us points not a team that has put us on a back foot [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 14:52]
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:49 - Dec 18 with 737 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:45 - Dec 18 by 3swan |
A class above, he passes with intent, not a short tap, which opens the play up. Players then had more space and time to perform. |
Yes, every time he got the ball he drove forward and looked for the forward pass, the Coventry players couldn't get near him, his anticipation was immense, I'd drop grimes and play joey with fulton, ntcham would excel with joey in team. [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 11:58]
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:53 - Dec 18 with 721 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:46 - Dec 18 by Dr_Winston |
Because he is, and always has been.
No, that's harsh. He is capable of good stuff, he just rarely does it. There is in general however absolutely nothing about his performances or captaincy that suggest he's worthy of playing every minute of every game, no matter how insistent his (let's face it, downright weird) acolytes are that he's a key player. [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 11:48]
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He is a good player doc, its the shackles that martin has put on him that's making him so negative. | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:57 - Dec 18 with 704 views | Dr_Winston |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:53 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
He is a good player doc, its the shackles that martin has put on him that's making him so negative. |
He was the same under Cooper.
The only coach who managed to get a consistent tune out of him offensively was Potter, and even then I'd argue that he was overrated in comparison to others like McBurnie and James that season.
It looks more likely that Cooper and Martin rely on him so much precisely because he's "Mr Cautious Keep Ball". I'm sure that modern coaches can reel off plenty of reasons why a player like him is essential statistically. [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 12:01]
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 12:00 - Dec 18 with 697 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 11:57 - Dec 18 by Dr_Winston |
He was the same under Cooper.
The only coach who managed to get a consistent tune out of him offensively was Potter, and even then I'd argue that he was overrated in comparison to others like McBurnie and James that season.
It looks more likely that Cooper and Martin rely on him so much precisely because he's "Mr Cautious Keep Ball". I'm sure that modern coaches can reel off plenty of reasons why a player like him is essential statistically. [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 12:01]
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Exactly.
I'd also like to say that joey plays the game with both feet, he looked on another level compared with every player on the pitch, perhaps he can coach grimes to use his right foot 🤔 | | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 12:07 - Dec 18 with 688 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 SATURDAY latest on 12:00 - Dec 18 by Fireboy2 |
Exactly.
I'd also like to say that joey plays the game with both feet, he looked on another level compared with every player on the pitch, perhaps he can coach grimes to use his right foot 🤔 |
You watch joey and his head is constantly swivelling, even when the ball is nowhere near him he’s looking to see where everyone is. It’s amazing how many players at this level play with tunnel vision. |  |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 12:23 - Dec 18 with 649 views | Treforys_Jack |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 11:46 - Dec 18 by RichardO |
The team that was needed and that was changed at the sixty minute mark is more or less the team that has got us the most points this season whether it be rescuing games or starting games.
Yes players like Ntcham and Naughton are of quality and can fit in that team but they need the pace around them to fuse their skills
Cooper, Oko-Flex and Allen add drive and speed of play that is missing which allows others to perform to a higher standard.
Could mention other players in the squad but at least start with the team that has got us points not a team that has put us on a back foot [Post edited 18 Dec 2022 14:52]
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Amen to all of that. |  | | |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 12:32 - Dec 18 with 642 views | PatchesOHoulihan |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 22:04 - Dec 17 by Fireboy2 |
'For an hour we were Incredible'
Cuckoo Cuckoo 😜 |
It’s comments like that which are the really disturbing signs.
We weren’t,
No matter how many times he tells us we dominate games we don’t
He’s not going to kid the fans even if he’s convinced some of the board |  |
| This is Patches O'Houlihan saying "Take care of your balls, and they'll take care of you." |
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 12:58 - Dec 18 with 601 views | KeithHaynes |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 12:32 - Dec 18 by PatchesOHoulihan |
It’s comments like that which are the really disturbing signs.
We weren’t,
No matter how many times he tells us we dominate games we don’t
He’s not going to kid the fans even if he’s convinced some of the board |
He always refers to the first two thirds, but that comment was difficult to agree with. Coventry could have scored four in the first half if it wasn’t for Benda.
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| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 13:15 - Dec 18 with 567 views | Fireboy2 |
| Coventry City v Swansea City 2022/23 : Matchday Thread 🔴 POST MATCH on 12:58 - Dec 18 by KeithHaynes |
He always refers to the first two thirds, but that comment was difficult to agree with. Coventry could have scored four in the first half if it wasn’t for Benda.
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Great photo, it was hilarious to see a 50+ year old man running towards the swans fans after we scored our third, they were giving it to us when they were 3 nil up but after we scored our first the piped down, they could give it but just couldnt take it, it was really good to see 🤣🤣 | | | |
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