Numbers Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I love to watch good footballing team that use the ball well, i think Swansea are more interested in keeping the ball than looking to score. That's one of the worst half's of football I've watched in ages, that's not because we cant get the ball but because whenever Swansea's options up front don't look too good they don't take a chance on a pass they pass it back to their keeper. Boring fucking snoozefest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Who gives a shit about the possession stats, let them have thier possession stats they are doing f*ck all with it and we will take the 3 points. Barca have poisoned the whole world to thinking possession matters more than anything else it means f*ck all if you dont do anything with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 A lot of the Swansea passes are to players running backwards from more advanced positions. Yes, they're keeping the ball but zzzzzzzz.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Sitting in a toilet at Augusta watching it on my iPad. Sound down.. Good lad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Sitting in a toilet at Augusta watching it on my iPad. Sound down.. Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrSundlofer Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Could almost think Swansea are leading 1-0, keeping the ball in their own defence... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We get a lot of the 'this is boring' comments by opposition fans, especially when their team doesn't touch the ball a lot. Our game is based on patience, keep possession while looking to probe forward, if nothing shows, don't do a hit and hope, keep the ball. That way the oppo don't get that 50/50 ball and attack us, while you don't have the ball you don't score and while your chasing shadows your players tire. Doesn't always work obviously as your one up, but its worked often enough this season for us to be almost safe. I'm sure all us Swans fans would love to see more going on in the oppo's box, maybe that will happen when we can just nip out and buy players for 9 million plus. Until then we'll stay patient. Until about 3-4 years ago our record buy was just over 300K and that record had stood since 1981. Looking at some of your guys comments, it appears your bigger fans of the 'Stoke City' style, if you can call it that. Can't disagree with that, we're doing a lot of that hit and hope shit and its getting us nowhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We get a lot of the 'this is boring' comments by opposition fans, especially when their team doesn't touch the ball a lot. Our game is based on patience, keep possession while looking to probe forward, if nothing shows, don't do a hit and hope, keep the ball. That way the oppo don't get that 50/50 ball and attack us, while you don't have the ball you don't score and while your chasing shadows your players tire. Doesn't always work obviously as your one up, but its worked often enough this season for us to be almost safe. I'm sure all us Swans fans would love to see more going on in the oppo's box, maybe that will happen when we can just nip out and buy players for 9 million plus. Until then we'll stay patient. Until about 3-4 years ago our record buy was just over 300K and that record had stood since 1981. Looking at some of your guys comments, it appears your bigger fans of the 'Stoke City' style, if you can call it that. You've made that assumption on fuck all, pal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We see not going to see much of the ball BUT hopefully like the 1st half they don't create much chances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We get a lot of the 'this is boring' comments by opposition fans, especially when their team doesn't touch the ball a lot. Our game is based on patience, keep possession while looking to probe forward, if nothing shows, don't do a hit and hope, keep the ball. That way the oppo don't get that 50/50 ball and attack us, while you don't have the ball you don't score and while your chasing shadows your players tire. Doesn't always work obviously as your one up, but its worked often enough this season for us to be almost safe. I'm sure all us Swans fans would love to see more going on in the oppo's box, maybe that will happen when we can just nip out and buy players for 9 million plus. Until then we'll stay patient. Until about 3-4 years ago our record buy was just over 300K and that record had stood since 1981. Looking at some of your guys comments, it appears your bigger fans of the 'Stoke City' style, if you can call it that. To be fair you can keep possession all you want but when you have 1 shot in 45 minutes it obviously isn't being very effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm happy for them to pass it around us for another 45 minutes. No threat whatsoever so far.. I'm worried that Graham and Sinclair would give them a boost at some time in the second, they can punish us. Hopefully we can hit them on the counter before that.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We're not going to play old-school Arsenal football every week. We could do with trying to hold onto it a little bit more, sure, but if you're gonna win at Swansea - you're gonna have to grind it out. Unless you're Manu. It's not pretty in the slightest, but we're doing absolutely fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Who gives a fuck about possesion stats? let their two CB's and keeper keep 100% possession if they like, their aren't doign anything past the half way line apart from one shot from 30 yards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We're away from home against a decent side whose entire game is based around dominating possession. Whilst I'd like to see us pressing a bit further up the pitch and we've been very sloppy when we have had the ball, I would imagine that Pardew is delighted with how it's gone so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Who played through ball to cisse? Cabaye? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Bit annoying having this as one of our Easter games. We'll be shattered for Monday. The players have barely broke sweat man. Up front they have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Who played through ball to cisse? Cabaye? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Aside from the goal the only other good bit was this commercial on fox soccer channel Newcastle Brown Ale: "Brewer" I was pleased with that, now they can rotate six commercials instead of five. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Who played through ball to cisse? Cabaye? Yo!han. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Swansea play blue-ball football. Dry humped us for 45 mins without even coming close to getting our pants off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 If it wasn't against us I would actually enjoy watching them play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 worried about demba.... he just looks short on confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Wouldn't read to much into the possession thing they do it to all teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guinness_fiend Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 We get a lot of the 'this is boring' comments by opposition fans, especially when their team doesn't touch the ball a lot. Our game is based on patience, keep possession while looking to probe forward, if nothing shows, don't do a hit and hope, keep the ball. That way the oppo don't get that 50/50 ball and attack us, while you don't have the ball you don't score and while your chasing shadows your players tire. Doesn't always work obviously as your one up, but its worked often enough this season for us to be almost safe. I'm sure all us Swans fans would love to see more going on in the oppo's box, maybe that will happen when we can just nip out and buy players for 9 million plus. Until then we'll stay patient. Until about 3-4 years ago our record buy was just over 300K and that record had stood since 1981. Looking at some of your guys comments, it appears your bigger fans of the 'Stoke City' style, if you can call it that. To be fair you can keep possession all you want but when you have 1 shot in 45 minutes it obviously isn't being very effective. This. There is a difference between a war of attrition and a lack of imagination. Swansea play blue-ball football. Dry humped us for 45 mins without even coming close to getting our pants off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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