Lawro

[Nicko 0]

"I thought Swansea were excellent in their win over Arsenal last time out, and

their manager Michael Laudrup has been clever of late.

When they played Liverpool at home a couple of weeks

ago, they were second best at times and I think Laudrup decided during that game

to take a draw against the Reds because he knew his side were not at their best

on that day.

They built on the point they picked up and, since then, they have beaten West

Brom comfortably and then deservedly beat the Gunners too.

I was impressed by Norwich in the first half of their win against Sunderland

and it was always going to be difficult for them to play the same way in the

second half when the Black Cats came at them.

That win kept their good run going but going to the Liberty Stadium to face

an in-form Swansea team is an entirely different proposition."

Prediction: 2-0

Fair play. I can only see us losing this game or nicking a point. Swansea are really strong at home and I know we matched them last season but they''ve changed half their team. But then again so have we. Difficult to call, this game won''t be in my accumulator!

[NWC 315]

We didn''t match them last season - we beat them!!Lambert out - thought Rodgers, and Holty out muscled the swans defence !!I hope we can repeat the result again - stranger things have happened.

[Fiery Zac 1,066]

I''m disappointed that the general mood with city fans is that we''re going to get beaten tomorrow and would be extremely lucky to get a point.

If the last 8 games has taught me anything, it''s that we can beat anyone and get points anywhere.

It''s certainly not going to be easy but neither was Everton, man utd, stoke etc etc

[Nicko 0]

All those teams werent in great form though. Swansea are in great form to be fair and Il be very happy with a point. Yes i know we have some good form but our runs have to end eventually!

We have to stay grounded otherwise we''l be constantly disappointed...

[pete_norw 0]

[quote user="NWC"]We didn''t match them last season - we beat them!!
Lambert out - thought Rodgers, and Holty out muscled the swans defence !!

I hope we can repeat the result again - stranger things have happened.
[/quote]

The Media have been bigging up Swansea from the championship promotion season, Brendan Rogers inherited that team,whereas ours was rebuilt we play,as some say the same type of passing football, We beat them at thier place last season, and we have improved this season. I am going for 2-0  Norwich city win.   

[It's Character Forming 1,204]

I''m reassured that Lawro thinks we''ll lose.  I think we''ll probably get a draw.  A defeat after such a good run wouldn''t be any cause for concern.

 

Of course, if we do draw or beat Swansea, I''m sure plenty of people will say they had an off day.  Which funnily enough seems to happen to lots of teams we have played recently.  It almost makes you think it''s something to do with us stopping them playing well...

[zemas tendon 0]

I say after a un-beaten run of 8 games, lets try and improve tomorrow, by changing the squad.........What you say because we have''nt been playing very well, though winning games, i wish we would play more like we did when messiah Lambert was in charge

[Nicko 0]

[quote user="zemas tendon"]I say after a un-beaten run of 8 games, lets try and improve tomorrow, by changing the squad.........What you say because we have''nt been playing very well, though winning games, i wish we would play more like we did when messiah Lambert was in charge[/quote]

haha you''re funny

[a1canary 0]

This is a really interesting game. I get why many might think we''d lose, including the moustachioed one.

But people are forgetting, that while Swansea can play great football, they can be stopped, just like Arsenal, Man U, Spurs and the rest can be stopped. CH will be well aware what we achieved there last year so this game more than most will focus the management''s and the player''s minds on how they stop Swansea and disrupt their tippy tappy rubbish! If we do our homework and come up with a plan, just like we did last year, we can surprise a few people. Again!

 

[Muffles 8]

Swansea fans are not so confident they''ll win on Saturday

 

http://forum.planetswans.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=131403&start=16

 

Some think it''s a formality, but others are a little more realistic - the majority seem to think we''re a bogey side for them.

 

It''s hard to call, like all away games, no matter who the opposition, I''ll take a point now.

[shefcanary 2,955]

Bradders with a hard challenge on Michu in first five minutes and the game is ours!!!!!

[Jonzey 0]

There are some intelligent posts on there, and nice to see some mutual respect. I think it will be a very tight match, and last year is totally irrelevant given our total change in style. 1-1 for me, Michu for them, Tettey for us with a net burster.

[Bill 1,788]

[quote user="Nick"]

All those teams werent in great form though. Swansea are in great form to be fair and Il be very happy with a point. Yes i know we have some good form but our runs have to end eventually!

We have to stay grounded otherwise we''l be constantly disappointed...

[/quote]

 

we weren''t in great form either when we played Arsenal

 

 

 

 

 

 

[a1canary 0]

One of their fans says they don''t do too well with teams that shut them down and stop them playing, which i think will be exactly what we try to do. Also i don''t think last year is completely irrelvant, least of all because the players will remember what they did to beat them. Although seeing the shot of Holt with his shirt off after scoring there last year made me wonder if he''d look quite as toned if he did the same thing tomorrow. Is he in as good a shape now? He should be, but i''m not sure he is. Maybe i''m being unkind, don''t know. Hope he gets the opportunity to get his pecs out again tomorrow!

[E.L.F. 0]

[quote user="shefcanary"]Bradders with a hard challenge on Michu in first five minutes and the game is ours!!!!![/quote]Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy..........fair play............Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy1-2

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424]

[quote user="a1canary"]One of their fans says they don''t do too well with teams that shut them down and stop them playing, which i think will be exactly what we try to do. Also i don''t think last year is completely irrelvant, least of all because the players will remember what they did to beat them. Although seeing the shot of Holt with his shirt off after scoring there last year made me wonder if he''d look quite as toned if he did the same thing tomorrow. Is he in as good a shape now? He should be, but i''m not sure he is. Maybe i''m being unkind, don''t know. Hope he gets the opportunity to get his pecs out again tomorrow![/quote]

 

Both Norwich and Swansea play very differently this season than last season - Norwich don''t press their opponents high up the pitch anymore - if you watch the Sunderland game we were very happy for them to have the ball in their half of the pitch and then start pressing from then on. Agaisnt Swansea last year Lambert had the team pressing from the very front. From the recent starting 11 only Johnson, Pilkington, Hoolahan and Holt were playing for Norwich last season when we beat Swansea - will be interesting to see if Hughton makes any changes.

 

Also Swansea will now hit a lot more ''long'' balls as they look to use the pace on the wings to hit teams on the counter attack - they have given up a lot of the short passing that Rodgers had them doing to become slight more direct and more incisive.

[a1canary 0]

I realise this, but i would be surprised if we sit off them in the way we did against Everton 1st half who could have murdered us in that game. What that showed was that you don''t necessarily have to change system or personnel to change how you play, as second half we got at them, moved up the pitch more and didn''t give them the time to move it around that they enjoyed in the first half.

I imagine they will be sent out with the message to not sit off them. It''ll be interesting to see though.  

[a1canary 0]

Wasn''t at the game - did we stick with 4-2-3-1 despite the changes of personnel?