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Bournemouth v Swans

keith margam

Vital Football Legend
Bournemouth v Swansea, Sat 6 Nov, 15:00
A lot of people will be eating humble pie this morning after last night’s result. Russell Martin asked the fans to be patient whilst the squad got used to his way of playing football and the fitness levels required.
When we were languishing down the bottom of the table his tactics were criticised, but four wins in the last five games have turned things around and we are a point off a play off place after wins over top six sides West Brom and Coventry.
The biggest test of all comes on Saturday where we travel to top of the table Bournemouth. They are in seemingly unstoppable form, unbeaten this season and five wins in their last five games, ten goals for, one against.
Swans in comparison have four wins in their last five games, eleven goals for, four against..
Last time we played three matches in a week we fell to defeat in the third match due to the players being exhausted, but how do you leave out Piroe and Paterson who’ve scored 15 of our 20 goals this season between them.
This time around, after picking the same team for the last two matches it’s inevitable than changes will be made. One positive is that we have an extra day to recover over Bournemouth as they are in action tonight at home to Preston.
 
Swans line up:
Downes in for Smith
Subs bench Walsh replaces Obafemi

Hamer, Bennett, Naughton, Manning, Laird, Downes, Grimes (c), Bidwell, Ntcham, Paterson, Piroe.
Subs: Benda, Cabango, Smith, Whittaker, Cullen, Latibeaudiere, Walsh.
 
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Reality check here, getting trounced 3-0 after 64’
All Bournemouth, Martin has no idea how to counteract them,
I’ve switched the radio off.
 
Embarrassing 4-0 defeat.
Preston showed us the way but not heeded.
Dreadful defensive display, same old weaknesses trying to play it out from the back and being dispossessed, caught out on the counter attack.
 
Solanke unmarked for his two goals, all four goals should have been prevented. We gifted them the match second half. A repeat of the last time we played a third match in the space of a week.
 
Seems as if Martin didn’t learn a lesson. Just before he came to us earlier this season he took his MK Dons team to Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup and lost 5-0, playing the same way as yesterday.