Individual errors cost Swansea as Mesa shines despite mistake 3-5-2 is not a purely defensive formation. Three men at the back is one fewer than the four of a 4-4-2 diamond, a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1. Yes, the wing backs can drop back into defensive
Swans defensive display suggests superior coaching When I was a kid, Swansea were in the lower divisions (mostly 3 and 4 in old money). It was customary for fans of small town teams to also have a favourite “first division” side, because it would give
Clement’s risky tactical gambit hits Swans hard So Swansea took a classic “looks worse on paper” 4-0 hammering from Man United, of the sort which will have caused undeserved smugness to gush from those people who never watch Swansea play but will have confidently predicted