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Cobi Budge.
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Well, I thought 4 0 was harsh.
The inevitable before the match, big quees meant many fans got in late and were blocking views.
Opening exchanges were cagey, but Swansea eventually found rythem, Shelvey excellent. I'll have to see the goal again, could have been a Luke blooper but I get the feeling in a league match with a screaming Devonport a foul would have been given.
We came in to it later on, Morgan almost toe poked in a goal and McHugh had a powerful header saved by Fabianski.
The 4 4 2 with Morgan/Reid upfront hadn't been that effective and Alessandra barely involved, McHugh, Banton and Cox the best players.
We changed to a 4231 second half and it worked well early on. Morgan looked very good on the wing, big and strong yet skilful, we were suddenly playing much better football.
Just when we began to dominate, Swansea got another after a set piece was poorly defended, and from there, they opened us up again and got another from 10 yards and the gamed seed to fizzle out as we made changes and became lightweight in midfield, although Harvey and Allen did hold their own. A stunning free kick sealed it. Gylfi Sigurdsson was truly excellent for the Swans.
It was a good work out for us and it wasn't a walk in the park for Swansea, although we just didn't get out shots away well enough.
Very good 5000 strong crowd and credit to the noisy 400 or so Swansea fans present.
I had 2 MOTM's, Cox and McHugh, both excellent.
McCormick - 5 - will have to see the opening goal again, he had no chance with the other 3, especially the free kick, even attracted cheers from the argyle fans, a truly stunning strike.
Mellor - 6 - fairly good, needs to get forward more.
Nelson - 4 - a surprisingly shaky display but I wouldn't look in to it.
Hartley - 7 - good, dominant, a leader. Big improvement on Trotman & Maxi.
McHugh - 9 - I thought he was excellent, strong, steady, can play at both CB and LB.
Alessandra - 5 - he's not an out and out winger, a bit better in the second half.
Cox - 8 - Very good display, solid yet skilful.
Norburn - 6 - clearly very talented, needs to pass more.
Banton - 7 - looked fit and skilful, got a great reception from both sets of fans.
Morgan - 7 - pleasantly surprised, better on the wing actually.
Reid - 4 - Worrying, not a good pre season so far for Reuben.
Harvey - 5 - held his own.
Allen - 5 - same as above.
Thomas - 4 - just seemed to run himself in to trouble a lot.
Purrington - N/A can't remember him seeing any play.
Steer - N/A but did make one good run.
The inevitable before the match, big quees meant many fans got in late and were blocking views.
Opening exchanges were cagey, but Swansea eventually found rythem, Shelvey excellent. I'll have to see the goal again, could have been a Luke blooper but I get the feeling in a league match with a screaming Devonport a foul would have been given.
We came in to it later on, Morgan almost toe poked in a goal and McHugh had a powerful header saved by Fabianski.
The 4 4 2 with Morgan/Reid upfront hadn't been that effective and Alessandra barely involved, McHugh, Banton and Cox the best players.
We changed to a 4231 second half and it worked well early on. Morgan looked very good on the wing, big and strong yet skilful, we were suddenly playing much better football.
Just when we began to dominate, Swansea got another after a set piece was poorly defended, and from there, they opened us up again and got another from 10 yards and the gamed seed to fizzle out as we made changes and became lightweight in midfield, although Harvey and Allen did hold their own. A stunning free kick sealed it. Gylfi Sigurdsson was truly excellent for the Swans.
It was a good work out for us and it wasn't a walk in the park for Swansea, although we just didn't get out shots away well enough.
Very good 5000 strong crowd and credit to the noisy 400 or so Swansea fans present.
I had 2 MOTM's, Cox and McHugh, both excellent.
McCormick - 5 - will have to see the opening goal again, he had no chance with the other 3, especially the free kick, even attracted cheers from the argyle fans, a truly stunning strike.
Mellor - 6 - fairly good, needs to get forward more.
Nelson - 4 - a surprisingly shaky display but I wouldn't look in to it.
Hartley - 7 - good, dominant, a leader. Big improvement on Trotman & Maxi.
McHugh - 9 - I thought he was excellent, strong, steady, can play at both CB and LB.
Alessandra - 5 - he's not an out and out winger, a bit better in the second half.
Cox - 8 - Very good display, solid yet skilful.
Norburn - 6 - clearly very talented, needs to pass more.
Banton - 7 - looked fit and skilful, got a great reception from both sets of fans.
Morgan - 7 - pleasantly surprised, better on the wing actually.
Reid - 4 - Worrying, not a good pre season so far for Reuben.
Harvey - 5 - held his own.
Allen - 5 - same as above.
Thomas - 4 - just seemed to run himself in to trouble a lot.
Purrington - N/A can't remember him seeing any play.
Steer - N/A but did make one good run.