Liverpool vs Swansea

[Rory Fitzgerald]

 

I didnt have time to put in time this week on Swansea so I dont have as many stats as the last few games

 

 

 

 

Goals goals goals - the stats suggest you wont see many of them when Swansea are away !

 

 

 

Attack

 

Swansea have something in common with QPR, Villa and Stoke - they have failed to score in 10 of their 26 games this season which is the worst record in the league. When they play away from home against the (current) Top 10 sides, they have failed to score in 4 of 5 games with goals being hard to come by in general i.e. For 2 / Against 4 in 5 games.

 

On the road in recent games they haven't been prolific at all;

 

West Ham 1-0 Swansea

Sunderland 0-0 Swansea

Arsenal 1-0 Swansea (FAC)

Everton 0-0 Swansea

 

Their recent away record is P6 W1 D3 L2. They scored 2 in those 6 games and conceded 3 so goals have been few and far between recently.

 

However, just to give some balance, at home their games has seen 45 goals in 13 games which is the 4th highest i.e. goals scored & goals against. In those 13 games, they scored 26 goals which is the 5th highest (we have 22 in 13 home games)/

 

Defense

 

They've the 4th best defensive record in the league, conceding 29 goals in 26 games. However, away from home they have the best defensive record with only 10 conceded in 13 games - here is the goal distribution;

 

5 games = none conceded

6 games = 1 conceded

2 games = 2 conceded.

 

They haven't conceded 3 goals away from home this season.

 

Overall

 

In 13 away games this season in the league, Swansea's games have had the lowest amount of goals in the games with only 22 goals in those 13 games.

 

Set pieces

30 of their 38 goals this season have come from open play with only 1 from a corner, 6 from crosses and the other was a free-kick. Only 5 goals have been headers !! However, of the 29 goals conceded, 11 have been from headers so perhaps we can turn the tables on them and exploit an aerial weakness. We dont need a Carroll, just a good cross and some well timed arrivals.

 

 

And finally

We have all heard of our bad record against the Top 10 teams. Against the current crop in the Top 10, we have the 2nd worst record in the league at home to such teams. Its time to fucking batter these ! However, they will need to conceded alot more goals than normal away from home in order for this to happen........................

Edited February 14, 2013 by Rory Fitzgerald

[goodrobotusses]

Going to be tough having played in Russia a few days previous on an absolute sod of a pitch.

[Cobs]

anyone else notice we've gone to schit since Rory started doing these?

[Rory Fitzgerald]

  On 14/02/2013 at 21:19, Cobs said:

anyone else notice we've gone to schit since Rory started doing these?

 

Jaysus, at least Rodgers is earning a shedload for it being his fault - I'm now getting it in the neck and I can barely fund a pint

[Cobs]

oh for the days of Sion's match threads*

 

 

 

*until he bottled it

[Billy Dane]

We should boycott Rory's thread and start up the people's thread of Judea instead.

[AE]

  On 14/02/2013 at 21:43, Billy Dane said:

We should boycott Rory's thread and start up the people's thread of Judea instead.

 

How dare you. The Judean people's thread will not like that.

Edited February 14, 2013 by AE

[Flight]

Is Sturridge back ? We'll batter these.

[realtarragona]

Think we'll win with Sturridge back in the side. Like to see Coutinho start as well considering a few could do with a rest.

[Cobs]

maybe shake it up a bit

 

 

 

Reina

 

Wisdom Skrtel Agger

 

Johnson Lucas Gerrard Henderson Downing

 

Suarez Sturridge

[Dmitch]

  On 14/02/2013 at 22:02, Cobs said:

maybe shake it up a bit

 

 

 

Reina

 

Wisdom Skrtel Agger

 

Johnson Lucas Gerrard Henderson Downing

 

Suarez Sturridge

 

 

 

Please god no Downing!

 

Also i am going to put money on us shipping 2 goals...... just hope we can score 3!

[Nebraska Red]

  On 14/02/2013 at 22:02, Cobs said:

maybe shake it up a bit

 

 

 

Reina

 

Wisdom Skrtel Agger

 

Johnson Lucas Gerrard Henderson Downing

 

Suarez Sturridge

 

I would not like to see Downing anywhere near the first 11 on Sunday, and I think Johnson looks completely out of sorts at the moment.

 

Maybe we give Coutinho, Assaidi or Suso a start

[Earl Hafler]

Johnson-------Skrtel-------Carra--------Enrique

-------------------------Lucas-------------------------

-------Henderson-------------Allen------------------

-----------------------Gerrard-------------------------

------------Sturridge-----------Suarez-------------

 

or

 

 

Wisdom-----Skrtel------Carra---------Johnson

------------------------Lucas---------------------------

-----------Gerrard--------------Henderson--------

------------------------Coutinho-----------------------

------------Sturridge--------------Suarez------------

[muleskinner]

Sturridge being out has had quite an incredible impact. im hoping the borini to fiorentina interest is genuine and we move on to someone else in the summer.

[CarraLegend]

Hopefully Sturridge, the Cout and Suarez front 3 fitness permitting. Let's maul these horrible c****.

[Clay Davis]

  On 14/02/2013 at 22:42, CarraLegend said:

Hopefully Sturridge, the Cout and Suarez front 3 fitness permitting. Let's maul these horrible c****.

He'll not drop Downing. Coutinho will be on the bench.

 

We'll probably scrape a win, we're due another false dawn.

[surf]

............... reina.....................

johnson... carra ...enrique.......

......lucas gerrard allen............

suso suarez sturridge coutinho

Edited February 14, 2013 by surf

[Flasher]

  On 14/02/2013 at 23:09, Clay Davis said:

He'll not drop Downing. Coutinho will be on the bench.

 

We'll probably scrape a win, we're due another false dawn.

 

Is that like a false 9?

[Nebraska Red]

  On 14/02/2013 at 23:15, surf said:

............... reina.....................

johnson... carra ...enrique.......

......lucas gerrard allen............

suso suarez sturridge coutinho

 

Michu would stampede through that defence .No way we can have Carragher on his own at the back.

[Sion]

  On 14/02/2013 at 21:26, Cobs said:

oh for the days of Sion's match threads*

 

 

 

*until he bottled it

If we don't win this I'm bringing it back

[surf]

  On 14/02/2013 at 23:40, Nebraska Red said:

Michu would stampede through that defence .No way we can have Carragher on his own at the back.

 

yeah, i wasnt being entirely serious

[Rory Fitzgerald]

  On 15/02/2013 at 00:05, Sion said:

If we don't win this I'm bringing it back

 

I'll gladly step aside for the sake of the team - I'm a team player me.

[The_Adder]

  On 15/02/2013 at 10:10, Rory Fitzgerald said:

I'll gladly step aside for the sake of the team - I'm a team player me.

 

Maybe you could join forces, like Evans and Houiller did to such great effect

[Gomez]

I'm not at the point of not caring yet, but I don't think this is a 'must win' I think it's too late and I just can't get excited over the fight for 6th in mid-January.

 

Monday was a must win, and we lost.

 

I'd rest most of them, don't play anyone that will play Thursday and spend time preparing for Zenit, however given preparing for matches seems to be something we don't bother with, it's probably pointless even considering it.

[Dan]

  On 15/02/2013 at 11:12, Gomez said:

I'm not at the point of not caring yet, but I don't think this is a 'must win' I think it's too late and I just can't get excited over the fight for 6th in mid-January.

 

Monday was a must win, and we lost.

 

I'd rest most of them, don't play anyone that will play Thursday and spend time preparing for Zenit, however given preparing for matches seems to be something we don't bother with, it's probably pointless even considering it.

 

b******s. We need a win so we send out our best team.

 

And it's mid-Feb you berk.