Swansea City vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 28 - Tuesday 21st January 2025 - 19:45 - Swansea.com Stadium
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[blade86]

Hamer misses next match now ?

Next 2

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Change to this at HT

Gilchrist Anel Robinson Burrows
Hamer Peck McCallum
OHare Brereton
Campbell

McCallum for RND
Brereton for Brooks
Campbell for Brewster

We're lucky not to be 2 down. Fuck about much longer without our best available line up on the pitch and it will be 2 before long enough

 

[AWetFlannel]

Marsh every week must be sat there wondering why Brewster just gets played endlessly whilst he never gets a sniff

When Marsh has had a sniff, he's been nowhere near good enough.

 

[AnonBear]

Hamer misses next match now ?

Two!

 

[LS5 Blade]

Best result of season getting in only 1 down. Now some seriously bollocking and a few subs needed!

 

[robbiez666]

The worst half of the season. We're lucky not to be 2-3 down and down to 10 men.

RND has to go off. Let's hope McCullum is fit

 

[drblade]

Does Hamer miss 1 or 2 games?

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

On:
Diaz
Campbell
Seriki

Off:
RND
Gilchrest
Brewster

 

[Paul1963]

We can’t put Hamer in the middle cos we’ve got 3 midfielders injured apparently! Never read as much shit in my fucking life!

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

Burrows has been the worst player so far IMO. Lad is like a fish out of water in the middle - get him back to LB, Campbell on for RND & push Hamer back into central midfield.

 

[Blade58]

That was fkin abysmal
Big changes needed at HT
We can still turn this around
Swansea aren’t all that we just made them look ok

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Crikey, wasn't expecting this. Huge contrast to the Norwich game.

Early subs for the booking duo and then get a grip Blades.

 

[Not so Slim ane]

RND having a nightmare, no movement whatsoever up front from Brewster.. Peck who has been out best player seems like he's in the middle on his own, interesting to see him having a right go at Brewster for not moving.

 

[Sheffsteel]

H-T 1-0 to Swansea

This has reminded me of some of our performances in the cup.
We just don’t look right as though we’ve changed half the team, we look so disjointed as though the players have just met up.

Positives
1: Arguably 2-0 to Swansea would be a fairer reflection of play, so we’re still in it.
2: Don’t think we can play as lacklustre in the 2nd half , it’s as though most of our players are waiting for someone else to do something.
3: It’s not sour grapes but Swansea don’t look that good, raise our levels and we can still win this.
4: We have Campbell and BBD on the bench.

Our best player 1st half, probably O’Hare, playing central, always busy, working hard closing down players and making tackles.

 

[MiserableBlader]

FFS.
Summary of the first half.
Wilder is still a moron - as if he's growing to develop a brain now
Hamer wasted on the left after the game he had saTURDAY. iT'S INSANE.
bROOKS DESTROYED BY PLAYING OUT OF POSITION ON THE RIGHT.
iT'S INSANE.
Ignore caps - accident and post
OHaRE - UNBELIEVABLY HE'S GETTING worse - WHAT DID HE DO RIGHT???????????????????
Goalkicks at start - P ing about in six yard box.
WHY?
I cannot believe aN ENTIRE COACHING STAFF CAN THINK THIS IS CORRECT.

 

[YES Blade]

At least we’ve got some options on the bench now

 

[bakeblade]

That pitch is a bloody ploughed field- disgraceful

They seem to have no problems with it

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

We have been poor collectively. I really don't see the point in getting on individuals backs. We have injuries and gad to put out an untried team. Hopefully CW sees that it's not working and makes appropriate changes.
I don't think that I have seen a team collectively lack anticipation, we have been static letting Swansea be 1st to the ball almost the whole half..

rnd has been the standout shite performance in a team of shite performances

 

[SB_90]

loved him his time during his with us. but RND post injury, looks he hasnt returned at the same level & it is sad to see him turning into liability for us when he was so good 21/22 & 22/23

 

[WestYorksBlade]

FFS.
Summary of the first half.
Wilder is still a moron - as if he's growing to develop a brain now
Hamer wasted on the left after the game he had saTURDAY. iT'S INSANE.
bROOKS DESTROYED BY PLAYING OUT OF POSITION ON THE RIGHT.
iT'S INSANE.

he must have some clue at least for us to be in this position, but I cannot for the life of me understand his decision making sometimes

Insane is definitely the word

 

[AnonBear]

Does Hamer miss 1 or 2 games?

2 - 10 yellows = 2 match ban

 

[AWetFlannel]

Would love to know what was seen IN RND against Cardiff that got the process moving to let him near the 1st team again?

The alternative was McCallum and he was just as bad.

 

[Nagima]

RND needs taking off at HT and Burrows

Seriki for GIlchrist while we're at it, they've both been dominated

I would put Seriki on but for Brooks. Gilchrist is getting very little support as the 3 and 1 are staying too far up the pitch. We need to be more compact. Burrow to LB Hamer to CM.

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Only having a single fit midfielder, and little more than a kid at that, at this stage of the season is a dereliction of duty.

 

[robbiez666]

Swansea have got mistakes in them, so pressure them and they will crack.

I would kind of like to see us maybe go to 5 at the back. Move Gilchrist inside. Put Serika and McCullam on. We have no midfielders to really bring on.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Not unlike the horror show against Cardiff. Team looks really disjointed and they’re sadly being outfought too.
Had some half chances that were snatched at or wasted due to bad decisions (Gus).
Need some changes because this lineup clearly isn't working.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Have to say that its’s dogshit pitch by modern standards

Think they play rugby on that pitch…it’s in a bit of a state….with the ball bobbling making it harder to control.

That pitch is a bloody ploughed field- disgraceful

It is terrible, but it should affect Swansea (with their tippy-tappy possession) more than us. We’ve got to bypass it - be direct and run at them with pace.

 

[bakeblade]

Burrows has been the worst player so far IMO. Lad is like a fish out of water in the middle - get him back to LB, Campbell on for RND & push Hamer back into central midfield.

Worse than RBD, Brooks and Brewster don't think so

 

[toledo]

I want my beloved Blades to win but that 1/2 was abysmal…. And Swansea were bad as well…/

 

[bartman]

Midfield very poor tonight- no calmness and tereatingthe ball like a hot potato . Might be time for three at the back,Sereki and Burrows as wingbacks which would then support the Midfield 3