strawhillram Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Rooney doesn’t need any badges. He just knows and breathes football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Four clean sheets in a row, one shot on target against us in last 3 games, with all three fixtures being against teams in the top 7 at the time. The turn around in defensive stability has been astonishing, it makes you wonder what on Earth were we doing in training before this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967Ram Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great result. Excellent performance from all. Bielik had a great game today (after what I felt was a poor game from him on Saturday) and deserved Man of the Match. Roll on Saturday. COYR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Just now, ram59 said: I disagree with those calling for a number of late substitutions. You don't want to disrupt a team comfortably in control, unless a player is injured or his legs have gone. It wasn't as if you was expecting them to score at any moment and needed to disrupt their play. Whilst it's fair to say about not disrupting the team, we were rapidly tiring in central areas; Knight and CKR in particularly but both Bielik and Shinnie were tiring as well. Also we essentially had nothing going forwards to keep them honest past about 60 minutes. Just think we could have been a touch bolder in substitutions, perhaps saving some legs for future games with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: My Swansea mate said it was a really off day from them. I think they underprepared and thought we'd be easy. We also got out tactics spot on to stop them and out worked them and wanted it more. Feeling more confident as games go by that we're gonna be ok, that even if we limp on with no investment we'll do enough to survive. Team is improving and TWO goals! Can't show how good you are if the opposition won't give you the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramslad1992 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Diego said: Keep hearing about the wonder of Steve Cooper, aka Mark Knopfler's gormless younger brother. What. A. Myth. Had me in absolute stitches ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinder Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said: Bielik, Stimac reincarnated. ? With a splash of George Thorne for good measure. Mmmm, George Thorne splash..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Rams Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: top 6 out of reach...? we are only 5 wins a draw away...with almost 30 games left.... believe brother...its on.! Behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, Cool As Custard said: I think this prediction from a month ago is now coming to fruition - it’s no coincidence we are playing better without him in the team. Far more dynamic in midfield & playing at a higher tempo now that is hardly saying "give Rooney the job because he could do a great job" though is it...?!? No one can deny since he took over we have looked a million times better....give the bloke some credit. Wazzaball is taking us up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I didn't mind that we reverted to 4231 second half. I think that 2-0 win will do more for the players' confidence than if we'd won 3-2 keeping pushing forward. Also, a good way to manage the fitness of the players. Most likely all are ready to go again against Rotherham if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambalin Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 This team is beginning to have Stevie Mac's influence all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Two things stand out for me. The first is the fitness levels. Everyone seems fitter. So much energy in the full back areas, the midfield are always closing down, and Knight and Kazim are great at defending from the front. Second is, for me, the most important. The long awaited return of having some gamesmanship to us. We were too nice under Cocu. We now stop them taking quick free kicks by kicking the ball away or picking it up, we argue with the ref, we push players over when they clear the ball, we leave our foot in on defenders. It all makes the opposition more unsettled. Nobody wants Kazim or Knight closing then down and leaving a bit on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said: It's been an superb team performance but Clarke and Wisdom have been immense. They were so good that you just did not expect any errors to occur and they did not occur. Swansea's least attempts on goal since Cooper got the job. Wayne did well to stop his ear to ear grin from making him laugh with joy. He loves this job, he loves Derby County. Manchester United of old on their day off today. Potentially great things on the way. Impossible improvement in performance today. Playing like this, we can give any team a run for their money. He has put £40 million on the team. Kazim Superman shirt with a K instead of an S gif from the teccie guys please. Ideally today. Euphoria at last from the Rams. Glowing reports from Sky team including Prutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said: For a team with 6 defenders, 1 midfielder and 3 attackers that wasn't too bad was it? Toss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kinder said: With a splash of George Thorne for good measure. Mmmm, George Thorne splash..... I am laughing at the last line. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Only real shame about tonight is that PP wasn't full. The fans would have got right behind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marriot Ram99 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Kernow said: Four clean sheets in a row, one shot on target against us in last 3 games, with all three fixtures being against teams in the top 7 at the time. The turn around in defensive stability has been astonishing, it makes you wonder what on Earth were we doing in training before this?! I think the Bird Rooney double pivot didn't work defensively, now we have a great midfield balance with Bielik, Knight and Shinnie which is probably a top 6 standard midfield in my eyes, full of energy and also very versatile. Also we are more organised for set peices since Rooney became manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool As Custard Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Just now, MuespachRam said: that is hardly saying "give Rooney the job because he could do a great job" though is it...?!? No one can deny since he took over we have looked a million times better....give the bloke some credit. Wazzaball is taking us up!! You are right - I dont think he is doing anything better than any half competent manager would do with this group of players He was a handbrake on the team as a player & I doubt many managers would have got us doing any better than Cocu if they were forced to play Rooney every week. The current improvement was inevitable when we no longer had to shoe horn him into the team. The jury is still out for me as him as a manager - I’m not getting carried away. Give him the job until the end of the season when his contract runs out then - don’t do anything daft like giving him a 3 year contract now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, Yani P said: The lack of subs is strange..especially when we can make 5 We are 2-0 playing well, in control. Why not bring on some more subs on 70 mins..has to be a confidence booster. Because we are playing well, why upset it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 A genuinely faultless display. Dominate in a way that was reminiscent of a first-era Steve McClaren side. Clever and gritty in the second half in a way that completely nullified Swansea's inevitable response. No point in singling out a player. They were all outstanding. I had my doubts when he came into the club, and in fairness the impact when he was first appointed was uninspiring to say the least. But he's got us playing better football, defending in a way that I haven't seen since Rowett, and attacking in a way that is just fun to watch. He deserves all the credit that's coming his way and let's hope his appointment is confirmed soon... ...well done, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.