It was another game where it became blatantly obvious that the players at Russell Martin’s disposal couldn’t carry out his match day tactics. The defence especially lost the game for the swans in Fulham last night, a fluid ball playing back three which sadly stopped playing the ball and became spectators in the first forty five minutes.

It was another first half capitulation which ruined any chance of a result for Swansea City in south London. The defensive three chosen for Swansea just were not up to the job. Ryan Manning may well make claims to be the exception, but overall during the first half with no cover on either flank the swans went missing again. The open spaces afforded to

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