[Albionic]

Periera obviously so, but I was talking about since then. Going back earlier, Gera was incredibly dynamic, Jason Koumas had a fantastic pass, even though he had his (similar?) critics at the time.

Ok since Periera we have had Livermore / Snodgrass / Sawyers.....  you win !!!

[zippyandbungle]

Sessegnon was probably my favourite attacking midfielder,then Koumas/Pereira/Gera/Tex
But at this level and in terms of what we have in the squad now ,Swift (IMO) is the best technically that we have .

[BalisPen]

How anyone can defend Swift is beyond me.

One good pass and not tracking back to make up for losing the ball.

Hopefully, GD will start instead of him.

[CL3MO]

I'm a bit confused as I thought he took the ball in tight spaces and progressed us up the pitch. He had one moment where he lost the ball very casually in the first half but those are two solid performances in the league for me.

[KYA]

How anyone can defend Swift is beyond me.

One good pass and not tracking back to make up for losing the ball.

Hopefully, GD will start instead of him.

I don't rate Grady in the No10 role he loses the ball far too easily and leaves us open to breakaways it's not his natural position Swift for me in that role.

[timdon]

How anyone can defend Swift is beyond me.

One good pass and not tracking back to make up for losing the ball.

Hopefully, GD will start instead of him.

I thought he had decent games in both fixtures tbh. Keeps his place for me.

[CL3MO]

I don't rate Grady in the No10 role he loses the ball far too easily and leaves us open to breakaways it's not his natural position Swift for me in that role.

I agree with this about Grady (and Swift) but having this discussion with a family member today, I think the number 10 (unless they're top, top class) is always going to look like they lose the ball more than most players as they look to take the ball in dangerous areas, often in teams with two sitting midfielders, more than any other player in any other position.

[KN22]

Two decent games by Swift so far.

[frazzle]

How anyone can defend Swift is beyond me.

One good pass and not tracking back to make up for losing the ball.

Hopefully, GD will start instead of him.

I thought he worked hard. He made himself available, kept the ball in tight areas and created a couple of chances - one for Grant and one for Molumby. Not sure what else he should be expected to do.

[frazzle]

I remember a game early part of last season where he was excellent, ran the game in my view and had plenty of the ball, also scoring. Yet the guy behind me couldn’t stop shouting about how lazy he was, to the bemusement of most who sat around me. I think some people are expect him to work like Molumby and create like Pereira. He cant do either as well as they do, but he can do a bit of both.

[hardtobeat]

Both games so far this season we’ve had around 60% possession and Swift has created one decent chance over the two games. Today I just couldn’t understand why he didn’t shoot prior to turning it into what seemed a more difficult chance for Molumby.
My two biggest gripes with him are his weakness in and unwillingness to take a tackle and secondly he always seems to want to take an extra touch when the earlier release of the ball would give our player much more time and room.
It may have been playing to instruction but I just couldn’t see where he was supposed to be playing.

[beechyboy90]

He didn't do bad today swift should have shot first time when Fellows pulled it back. He faded as game wore on as did most of the team is the draw looked more likely.

[boingboing1989]

He didn't do bad today swift should have shot first time when Fellows pulled it back. He faded as game wore on as did most of the team is the draw looked more likely.

He is the most frustrating player at the club for me, undoubtably has the technical ability but he is just far too cautious to play the creative role that we need. An Attacking midfielder needs to take the risks and he would rather try and work an angle that's perfect than take a risk which is just summed up by that chance that rather than take a touch and shoot he has to try and work the angle and ends up crowded out.

[graka]

He’s had 2 decent games. I like swift, an intelligent player who never hides from wanting the ball
We seem to always want to slag one of ours off or make them the scapegoat
He created our two best chances
For those moaning compare swift today and Piroe who played the same role for Leeds
What did he do and how much did he cost?

[BagAlbion123]

Always rated Swifty! Just one lapse in concentration it happens but overall solid game

He’s had 2 decent games. I like swift, an intelligent player who never hides from wanting the ball
We seem to always want to slag one of ours off or make them the scapegoat
He created our two best chances
For those moaning compare swift today and Piroe who played the same role for Leeds
What did he do and how much did he cost?

I thought he was a striker so bizarre Leeds aren't playing him as a no9 I mean Bamford isn't exactly stumping up trees

[NJS]

He is the most frustrating player at the club for me, undoubtably has the technical ability but he is just far too cautious to play the creative role that we need. An Attacking midfielder needs to take the risks and he would rather try and work an angle that's perfect than take a risk which is just summed up by that chance that rather than take a touch and shoot he has to try and work the angle and ends up crowded out.

Could it just possibly be that, with all these stats bandied about, players are now trying to maximise their pass completion percentages?  That's why you have to be able to be careful what stats you use and how you analyse them.

[gazberg]

Always rated Swifty! Just one lapse in concentration it happens but overall solid game

I thought he was a striker so bizarre Leeds aren't playing him as a no9 I mean Bamford isn't exactly stumping up trees

Leeds fans are furious with Farke for playing him as '10', they say he's wasted there.

[BalisPen]

A passenger again today.

[baggie82]

A passenger again today.

Agree, he drifted through the game and seems reluctant to stamp his mark on matches, frustrating as he has the quality.

[gazberg]

I might be imagining it but it feels like he's coming far too deep to pick up the ball where Okay used too, just in front of CB's.

[Baggie79]

I might be imagining it but it feels like he's coming far too deep to pick up the ball where Okay used too, just in front of CB's.

This will continue until Racic is starting every game, Racic can take the ball from the keeper and defenders on the half turn and bring the ball out where as Mowatt and Molumby prefer the picture in front of them.

Molumby has been very good but by playing him you also compromise the system at the same time. I would imagine if he has a few bad games he will be replaced by Racic and wont get back in.

[gazberg]

This will continue until Racic is starting every game, Racic can take the ball from the keeper and defenders on the half turn and bring the ball out where as Mowatt and Molumby prefer the picture in front of them.

Molumby has been very good but by playing him you also compromise the system at the same time. I would imagine if he has a few bad games he will be replaced by Racic and wont get back in.

Hope so. He can't be an effective ACM when he's being asked to be the ball player in front of defence at same time.

[boingboing1989]

Most frustrating player in the team for me, I say it every week but he doesn't do enough for the role he's asked to play. I don't think he's actually an attacking midfielder, he wants to play deeper but under Corberan he just doesn't have the defensive side to his game so he have what we havw now with him just floating around.

[gazberg]

Most frustrating player in the team for me, I say it every week but he doesn't do enough for the role he's asked to play. I don't think he's actually an attacking midfielder, he wants to play deeper but under Corberan he just doesn't have the defensive side to his game so he have what we havw now with him just floating around.

Personally, I don't believe that CC just sits there and watches Swift float around of his own free will and CC, who isn't shy, doesn't say a word or drop him for indiscipline etc

I think he's being asked to drop deep to collect the ball by CC, which as you say, he doesn't really have in him and then link it all up which he hasn't the engine for.

Hopefully when Racic is up to speed he comes in for Molumby and see where we are then

[boinging_along]

Personally, I don't believe that CC just sits there and watches Swift float around of his own free will and CC, who isn't shy, doesn't say a word or drop him for indiscipline etc

I think he's being asked to drop deep to collect the ball by CC, which as you say, he doesn't really have in him and then link it all up which he hasn't the engine for.

Hopefully when Racic is up to speed he comes in for Molumby and see where we are then

The problem we have is that when Swift does drop to get the ball we're lacking someone further up the pitch to then take it off him.  We're fine when we work it out wide, but we don't have a lot going on in the middle.  I understand why Swift might be being asked to drop for the ball as I don't think it plays to Molumby or Mowatt's strengths but it basically means we end up with 3 CM's all playing quite deep.

Fingers crossed Racic helps improve that as probably the only thing we're missing at the moment is someone playing in that attacking MF role to link us up through the middle.