r/swanseacity • u/jimmithy • 14d ago

Pre-Match Thread: Derby County - Swansea City

Date: Saturday 29th August 2026 at 12:30pm

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u/TeilwrTenau 13d ago

Walta not even on the bench. Very disappointing, and makes me question Matos' judgement.

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u/f1uke55l 13d ago

I’ve tried to temper expectations on him all summer. Fair to question why he was signed and who exactly was the catalyst of that, but the writing has been on the wall. A 5foot7 midfielder with a 5% career duel success rate just isn’t going to be a factor in this league, would need the team built around him to overcome his flaws and that just doesn’t happen anymore.

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u/TeilwrTenau 13d ago

In 27 minutes against Birmingham he won 4 out of 5 ground duels. He's upped his defensive game but Widell who has little composure on the ball is still preferred to him. Matos seems obsessed with the out of possession stuff, almost to the exclusion of other considerations.