@werdermouth3-5-2 with Howson as RWB and Coulson on the left? Not sure.
it’s not a front two many saw coming but let’s hope it works.
Moukoudi not in the squad.
Why no Roberts, not even on subs bench. Wonder if he has picked up another injury? 😎
Interesting team selection - time will tell. I have signed up to watch on the basis that I had been intending to go to the original game before it was cancelled! Not sure that is a good omen or not
Looks like Woodgate has gone back to his favoured 4-3-3 that he started the season with but then was forced to ditch - hopefully it works better second time round!
Lucky break there
Defending looking as poor as before - should have been 2 down
Absolute nightmare oh dear!
Not looking good- Normal service returned - sadly
Well BBD, we are now 0-2 down. Woodgate's 433 failing miserably as before. Has he learned nothing at all.
Every time they attack the defence goes missing. Why o why is George playing.
Well a goal looked like it was coming for Swansea but to concede two so early it's not looking good - Boro seem to be short of pace in defence and both Howson and Friend seem there to be beaten if run at.
Please don’t tell me he’s playing 4-3-3
He thinks he is GHW, but we have little pace up front to trouble Swansea’s defence.
Please don’t tell me he’s playing 4-3-3
I am not sure what the players are playing to be honest
What's also interesting is Woodgate started with five players who will be out of contract in ten days - Howson, Friend, Shotton, Clayton and Gestede.
Well well well. Poor old George at the heart of all three goals.
Unless they’ve been offered new deals, then I doubt they’re giving 100%
To be fair I don't think anyone in a red shirt has given 100% - still it least the crowd is still cheering...
Wonder if they’ll be booed off at half time...
Terrible, terrible dedending. Our back four (?) make the Swans look good.
Just bad defwnding. Up the Boro!
Fortuanately for Woodgate there is no crowd, otherwise the fans would have been calling for his head. Three months or so off to rethink things. And he returns to type.
JW will make changes at half time, but will it change anything?
Well a few surprises with notably Gestede and Nmecha starting up front!
Starting XI: Stojanovic, Howson, Shotton, Fry, Friend, Clayton, Wing, McNair, Coulson, Nmecha, Gestede.
Formation is hard to work out but could be a return to the 4-2-3-1
Anyone know why Stojanovic is in goal instead of Aynsley Pears?
I like the new format, Werder, especially the ability to edit posts. Shoud help with irritating/embarrassing typos! 😉
I like the new format, Werder, especially the ability to edit posts. Shoud help with irritating/embarrassing typos! 😉
Just a shame JW can’t edit his mistakes - he appears to have learnt nothing over the last 3 months. If we go down, then he should fall on his sword
Nice Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon
Boro have looked better in 2nd half but I assume Swansea have eased off. Don't really look like scoring. Will we end the season with 1 win from 20 and inevitable consequence?
@david-in-cumbria. On today's performance and many others this season it is looking likely. RR said there are three worse teams than us which would keep us up but I remain to be convinced. 😎☹️
Well the game is just drifting towards inevitable defeat and with less than ten minutes to go Boro have yet to have a shot on target and have conceded three. It is not the restart we needed...
Note: I will create a new thread after the final whistle to add your post-match reactions.