Swansea City vs Newcastle United match banter!
Posted on December 4th, 2013 | 128 Comments |
Date: Wed 4th Dec, 2013.
Kick off: 7.45pm.
Referee: Howard Webb.
UK TV: BT Sport.
Hello, good evening and welcome to our latest ‘match banter’ feature for this evening’s game against Swansea City at their place.
Poor old Swansea haven’t had much luck recently. Amongst other things they have been the victims of some of some of the most awful deciosions, and it has usually cost them points, as it did against Valencia and Stoke most recently.
Personally, I think Michael Laudrup needs to be a little more like Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho. They know that match officiating, like parking enforcement is one of those jobs that just attracts the wrong kind of people mostly, little Hitlers. They know that there is no point whatsoever in being nice and respectful to them as that will just make them respect you even less, you have to make them fear you. Swansea are too nice and Laudrup and his players really need to start getting in their faces a bit more. Having written all that, I do hope that the Magpies win this game fair and square this evening, rather than having to rely on some dreadful decision.
There’s also more bad luck for Swansea as they will also be missing their two biggest goalscorers, Wilf Bony and Michu, though they have Getafe striker, Álvaro Vázquez to stand in. Despite these setbacks, Laudrup has been far more positive this season about the club competing in the Eutopa League than Alan Pardew was with Newcastle last season.
But, alas, time is marching on and I had better sign off for now and get the team sheets for this evening’s game, but only after I have given you my usual reminders that I will posting links to watch the game online any minute now too, as well as highlights and a full match video when it’s all over.
Howay the lads!
Teams.
Swansea City (4-2-3-1): Michel Vorm (G); Dwight Tiendalli, Chico Flores, Ashley Williams (c), Ben Davies; Jose Canas, Jonathan De Guzman; Jonjo Shelvey, Alejandro Pozuelo, Pablo Hernandez; Alvaro Vazquez
Subs: Gerhard Tremmel (G), Jordi Amat, Neil Taylor, Leon Britton, Wayne Routledge, Roland Lamah, Nathan Dyer.
Newcastle United (4-4-2): Tim Krul (G); Mathieu Debuchy, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Moussa Sissoko, Cheick Tiote, Yohan Cabaye, Yoan Gouffran; Shola Ameobi, Loic Remy.
Subs: Rob Elliot (G), Massadio Haidara, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Vurnon Anita, Gabriel Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Papiss Cisse.
Poll

Us to win, Chelsea to smash Sunderland and Man u and Everton draw would do me nicely.