Swansea City

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Swansea City in crisis — Why fans are booing, Russell Martin's ... (WalesOnline)

The Swans are firmly in the midst of a wretched run and badly need a spark to halt their slide down the Championship table.

"He mentioned January and the youthfulness of the group. The lads in the dressing room spoke about the pride at the identity we have, their belief in what we're doing and we now really need to show it on the pitch where it matters. But you look at the side and you should be performing better. He went on to add: "They have so much possession, they're in the final third and they end up going back to recycle the ball. And Paul Robinson, another pundit in the studio, feels Martin's demeanour in his post-match press conference typified the mood of the club at present. "That's not conducive to our performance, especially the way we play because you need to be all in to do it. And so to the boos. However, as was the case against the likes of Blackburn, Blackpool and Birmingham, the Swans were nowhere near good enough in the second-half. "When we finally got a grip on the game and changed shape and scored I thought it would settle everyone down. "The whole performance just fed off that anxiety really, and anxiety and fear kills creativity and freedom. Here's a closer look at the situation Swansea currently find themselves in and some of the issues surrounding it. But Martin stated after the clash with Rotherham that the jeers did little to help the already fragile confidence of his young squad.

Russell Martin | We are in a tough moment | Swansea (Swansea City)

Swansea City head coach Russell Martin admitted his side are going through a tough time after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rotherham United at the ...

“Tonight’s performance was not as good as in recent games. “We were braver in the second half, the lads at the back were great, but we did not do enough to impact and affect them. “We are disappointed and frustrated with the performance, we are a team going through a really tough moment,” said the Swans boss.

Swansea must overcome 'anxiety' - Martin (BBC News)

Russell Martin says Swansea City's players must overcome "anxiety" to kickstart their faltering Championship campaign.

We have to try to help the players overcome it. The team needed help [in the transfer window]. We needed help and it hasn't happened. "But speaking about it and then overcoming it on the pitch is really different. "When you contextualise it, it's not just what's going on on the pitch. "I have been there as a player - I have been booed my own fans as a captain of the club when you are giving everything.

Travel update | Luton Town away | Swansea (Swansea City)

Swansea City advises supporters that due to the Ospreys rugby fixture at home to Benetton on Saturday March 4, the official coach travel supplied by Turners ...

Instead, the coaches will depart from Rossi’s, opposite the Swansea.com Stadium, at the scheduled time of 8am and supporters are strongly advised to find alternative parking arrangements. Supporters dropping off at Rossi’s can find the address details below: Swansea City advises supporters that due to the Ospreys rugby fixture at home to Benetton on Saturday March 4, the official coach travel supplied by Turners Coachways for our away fixture at Luton Town will not be departing from the Swansea.com Stadium, and supporters will not be able to park on-site.

“That club could implode” – Sky Sports pundit issues worrying ... (Football League World)

Swansea City's poor form in recent months continued on Monday night when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Rotherham United.

Swansea look too far back for a late play-off challenge now and they are in little danger of being relegated to League One, but what they cannot afford to do is coast until the end of the season – they must gather some momentum in the form of results to go into the summer and hopefully with that some good feeling can come back. He is set to lose some first-team players this summer on free transfers and you could put that down to a lack of ambition from the board, who have really failed to back him in recent times. [plea](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/russell-martin-wants-swansea-city-26261064) to the club’s hierarchy in regards to his own contract, insisting that he wants it sorted before the summer for the benefit of the current squad and in terms of planning for recruitment – theoretically though he could also be on the move in the near future.

Fear And Loathing in Las Swansea . . . Russell Martin Admits His ... (Dai Sport)

Russell Martin has admitted that “anxiety and fear” are undermining Swansea City's season as the club continue to struggle.

But for a couple of scrambles, we might “It’s as poor as we’ve been. “We have to tell each other the truth sometimes and as much as our structure was okay in that first half, our execution “We are disappointed and frustrated with the performance, we are a team going through a really tough moment.” We’re a young team, very low on “Anxiety and fear kills creativity, kills confidence, and we weren’t able to get any momentum in the game.

Russell Martin responds to loud boos and anger from Swansea fans ... (Fan Banter)

Chiedozie Obene's equaliser proved to be a valuable point in the Millers' bid to avoid the Championship drop zone with Swansea City's poor form continuing.

I understand the frustration and disappointment but it doesn’t help the players.” “We have to tell each other the truth sometimes and as much as our structure was OK in that first half, our execution and quality was too poor to sustain any quality moments. Anyway, all the best for the rest of the season. The lads in the dressing room spoke about the pride at the identity we have, their belief in what we’re doing and we now really need to show it on the pitch where it matters. not martinout yet but definitely not a fan of him blaming the fans @alexyjb: at the end of the day the fans reaction is only the response to watching his team playing like that, it was horrendous. Serve up that utter nonsense and that’s the reaction you AND the players will get. We tried to take advantage of their lack of confidence and what might have been a difficult night for Swansea. We were in their box, we had a chance to go one-v-one with someone, I think it was Ollie [Cooper] who has been outstanding, he turns back and passes it backwards and there’s even more anxiety with the performance. “That’s not conducive to our performance, especially the way we play because you need to be all in to do it. “The whole performance just fed off that anxiety really, and anxiety and fear kills creativity and freedom. The senior lads, we don’t have many of them, but they said how you react to these types of moments will define you as a footballer because there’s so many tough moments.