Swansea City (A) - Post Match

[Reece]

He was proper upset, especially when Gerrard had the nerve to go in for a 50/50 tackle on the cunt. Him taking out Coutinho the way he did was a disgrace and changed the game really.

I can only imagine how angry Sarb was. Where has he disappeared to anyway?

[Tee]

I can only imagine how angry Sarb was. Where has he disappeared to anyway?

His misses had a baby recently - assume his life just got busy. Hope they are all well.

[RedReet]

Unbeaten in 12, only 6 goals conceded, 8 clean sheets in the last 11 fixtures.

Not bad for a non-existent midfield.

[BigChief]

There was one move - think it was towards the end of the first half - when we kept the ball for what must've been 50 passes. Okay we didn't really get anywhere, but we were working it around the pitch nicely. Then all that effort went to waste when Gerrard tried a 50 yard cross field Hollywood ball and just surrendered possession. Found that really annoying.

That annoys the hell out of me every game. Even when he's playing on fire. But you take the bad with the good with talented players (like Sturridge never passing but continuing to be our leading scorer himself).

Just shows how much better we could be if these two players grasped these little things in football.

[BigChief]

Unbeaten in 12, only 6 goals conceded, 8 clean sheets in the last 11 fixtures.

Not bad for a non-existent midfield.

That is an excellent record by anyone's standards.

[RedReet]

Will be hard to maintain without Johnson IMO.

Although hopefully with Suarez back, it won't matter as much.

[Neil Young]

There was one move - think it was towards the end of the first half - when we kept the ball for what must've been 50 passes. Okay we didn't really get anywhere, but we were working it around the pitch nicely. Then all that effort went to waste when Gerrard tried a 50 yard cross field Hollywood ball and just surrendered possession. Found that really annoying.

The bit that annoyed me is when he gave the ball away trying a very risky pass in the last thirty seconds. I suppose at least he was trying to win the game but it wouldn't have been a clear goalscoring chance even if the pass had come off which it didn't so allowing Swansea one last chance to run at our defence.

But when those things come off they make the difference...

That annoys the hell out of me every game. Even when he's playing on fire. But you take the bad with the good with talented players (like Sturridge never passing but continuing to be our leading scorer himself).(

...so, as you say, you have to put up with it.

[Slinky Skills]

Pleased with how things are going but we do look weak and knackered second half, really need to sort that part of our game out though moving forward.

Suarez will be back soon to reinforce the group.

[BigChief]

...so, as you say, you have to put up with it.

Agreed, but doesn't stop me dreaming of how much better (albeit unrealistically) we could be if those chinks were ironed out.

[Neil Young]

That way lies ruin...unless you personally can do something about it.

Believe me, I know.

[BigChief]

Better to have dreamt and lost than to have never wet dreamt at all.

[gentingfrmhell]

We are top of the league but if our second half performances continue then we will drop down the table.

If you don't try to sort out what is wrong then you will never be a success.

work on counter attacking in the second half.

[Rigadon]

Agree with the majority of comments here.

Bossed the first half, terrible second half. We ran out of steam once again after 65-70 minutes, and the decision to bring Aspas on was wrong. At that time of the game, we needed to keep the ball, and I was expecting Luis Alberto or Sterling.

Sakho was superb bar a few glitches. Skrtel was poor. Moses did well up until he was substituted.

We just need to know when to slow down, retain some energy and push on again after 70 minutes.

Good one

[Frenchie]

I was waiting for Kolo, Gerrard or Skrtel or Sakho to take out Williams at some point after he kicked Coutinho. Sakho could've become a cult hero there and then. It was a deliberate ****house tackle that deserved team retribution....

No-one even mentioned it after...all focused on Uncle Fester's Jeckell and Hyde performance... If SG or Sakho has a little black book, Williams' name should be in it for Anfield....

[little dave hedgehog]

Agreed, but doesn't stop me dreaming of how much better (albeit unrealistically) we could be if those chinks were ironed out.

not the preferred nomenclature, dude.