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""Although I cannot promise or predict the future, I can guarantee one thing - the current board of directors will always fight, as we have done over the last 12 years, to work together as one with the Supporters Trust to make 100% sure that Swansea City football club remains the number one priority in all our thoughts and in every decision we make."
When you're used to coaching youngsters, what you experience in the main is that when one set of youngsters get the upper hand in a game, they usually go on to win. It's not like that when you are dealing with hardened professionals, no matter what level you are playing/coaching at, the game can turn on a sixpence. By going 'gung ho' against Derby late on today with the attacking presence they had was nothing short of tactical suicide. The man doesn't seem to understand that he's playing with the big boys now.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:45 - Feb 8 with 3450 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:37 - Feb 8 by Garyjack
When you're used to coaching youngsters, what you experience in the main is that when one set of youngsters get the upper hand in a game, they usually go on to win. It's not like that when you are dealing with hardened professionals, no matter what level you are playing/coaching at, the game can turn on a sixpence. By going 'gung ho' against Derby late on today with the attacking presence they had was nothing short of tactical suicide. The man doesn't seem to understand that he's playing with the big boys now.
We went "Gung ho"?
Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:46 - Feb 8 with 3436 views
Cheap option, no experience of managing a side who plays week in week out nor dealing with contracted players, transfers etc. Slowly turning into Bob Bradley II.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:48 - Feb 8 with 3428 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:57 - Feb 8 by monmouth
Did we put all the meat on the barbecue?
All I can remember is for a brief period we actually looked like the home team before a stupid mistake left us undermanned on a breakaway.
Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:59 - Feb 8 with 3355 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:58 - Feb 8 by Dr_Winston
All I can remember is for a brief period we actually looked like the home team before a stupid mistake left us undermanned on a breakaway.
And that is the definition of going 'gung ho' when a mistake leads to the likes of Waghorn, Lawrence and Rooney bearing down on a couple of kids. One who was having a nightmare anyway!
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:19 - Feb 8 with 3239 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:04 - Feb 8 by Garyjack
And that is the definition of going 'gung ho' when a mistake leads to the likes of Waghorn, Lawrence and Rooney bearing down on a couple of kids. One who was having a nightmare anyway!
I thought we played well today did not deserve to lose the game. Goodman and Roberts not good enough. Need more width
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:24 - Feb 8 with 3217 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:19 - Feb 8 by Nortbankboy
I thought we played well today did not deserve to lose the game. Goodman and Roberts not good enough. Need more width
Oh i agree we didn't deserve to lose, but we did, purely down to having a manager who doesn't know how to manage a game with what he has at his disposal.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:32 - Feb 8 with 3175 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:48 - Feb 8 by Garyjack
Yes, for a good spell before they scored the winner. That's why we ended up 4 on 3 at the back.
I was nothing to do with ‘gung ho’. It was appalling execution by Routs - squaring a perfect short pass to the opposition from which they ran through to score the 3rd goal. Some of our passing was abysmal when it mattered. I didn’t see Cooper make a pass all day.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:36 - Feb 8 with 3149 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 18:24 - Feb 8 by exiledclaseboy
He appears to be well out of his depth running a championship team.
Rightly or wrongly I could see the logic of his appointment as we were planning to depend on developing youngsters.
Problem is he may only be capable of developing players outside of the first team. Match days he is then up against more experienced players and mangers who can change tactics.
Lost count of the number of opposition managers who say post match that they knew what to expect from us due to our philosophy. This makes us very predictable.
What's the old saying about doing the same thing time after time after time and expecting a different outcome?
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:44 - Feb 8 with 3132 views
Im torn. On one hand the players do themselves absolutely no favours on the pitch. They often switch off, make far, far too many mistakes which get punished. Choose the wrong options, miss easy passes etc. You can argue thats the coach, but he cant do much about it for them and they have to cop some of the flak.
On the other hand we are so slow to move the ball. Look clueless in the final third. Dont seem to have the ability to change tactics well and keep repeating what we do over and over and that is very much the coaches job.
I know he is young and learning on the job, but with every game im getting more close to be in the No he aint camp.
"Michu, Britton and Williams could have won 3-0 on their own. They wouldn't have required a keeper."
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:44 - Feb 8 by PozuelosSideys
Im torn. On one hand the players do themselves absolutely no favours on the pitch. They often switch off, make far, far too many mistakes which get punished. Choose the wrong options, miss easy passes etc. You can argue thats the coach, but he cant do much about it for them and they have to cop some of the flak.
On the other hand we are so slow to move the ball. Look clueless in the final third. Dont seem to have the ability to change tactics well and keep repeating what we do over and over and that is very much the coaches job.
I know he is young and learning on the job, but with every game im getting more close to be in the No he aint camp.
We need width with proper wingers. Instead of using full backs for the width. Because Conner Roberts can only go backwards or sideways.
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Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:54 - Feb 8 with 3076 views
Is Steve Cooper the man going forward? on 19:47 - Feb 8 by Nortbankboy
We need width with proper wingers. Instead of using full backs for the width. Because Conner Roberts can only go backwards or sideways.
We are just lethargic. So slow moving the ball. We turn the ball over and just wait.. and wait.. and wait until the opposition have got everyone back behind the ball and then try and pick our way through the two bank of four. Why do we do it, its annoying! Players should be busting their ass trying to get ahead of the ball or out wide into space. Playing proper wingers wont help much as we will take forever to get the ball to them and then theyll just get blocked out.
Its no coincidence the likes of Connor has sucked this season but was very good last season. He was able to get up and down and the ball was moved wide and forward quickly. The players are confused and uncoordinated about what they are suposed to do when we have possession.
"Michu, Britton and Williams could have won 3-0 on their own. They wouldn't have required a keeper."
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