They haven't told us any different. " Ntcham latest Olivier Ntcham missed Swansea's 2-1 defeat at Reading due to illness. Speaking after the loss to the Royals, Russell Martin admitted a number of players had been unwell in the build-up to the trip to Berkshire, although he hopes to have Cameroon international Ntcham back in his squad for the clash with Watford. "He's ill. We've had illness spread throughout the squad, " he said on Tuesday night. "He's unfortunately not got well enough soon enough to be involved. "He'll be back with us hopefully for the Watford game, fingers crossed. Hopefully everyone else stays healthy and well, obviously it's a quick turnaround.
With Dean Smith leaving we will see how that one plays out, but all of the loan managers are delighted with how their players' seasons are going. "They are putting themselves in the shop window, they are gaining valuable experience and they are enjoying their football, which previously on their other loans they didn't as much as this. "We have ticked our box what we were supposed to do. The agreement was to be until the end of the season and I'm sure they want their players to continue enjoying what they are doing. "All we have had is assurances of 'We are happy with how it's going and we want that to continue'.
When are Wales next playing? Wales will next be in action when they kick off their Euro 2024 campaign. They do so away to Croatia on March 25, 2023. Fixtures in full Croatia v Wales - March 25, 2023 - 7. 45pm Wales v Latvia - March 28, 2023 - 7. 45pm Wales v Armenia - June 16, 2023 - 7. 45pm Turkey v Wales - June 19, 2023 - 7. 45pm Latvia v Wales - September 11, 2023 - 7. 45pm Wales v Croatia - October 15, 2023 - 7. 45pm Armenia v Wales - November 18, 2023 - 2pm Wales v Turkey - November 21, 2023 - 7. 45pm READ NEXT: Wales fans gatecrash packed American bar and go absolutely mad when Gareth Bale scores Wales hero Joe Ledley joined The Barry Horns on stage in Dubai to perform his own chant and it was brilliant Wales issue strong statement and demand talks with FIFA after fans' rainbow bucket hats confiscated Win a night at the luxury Vale resort, where Wales train Why do Wales football fans wear bucket hats? Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.
Read more: Wales players and fans stay behind to sing national anthem in stunning moment of togetherness despite World Cup exit He also said that "Wales fans leave an impression wherever they go" and took Côr Aelwyd Dyffryn Clwyd singing Calon Lân on the Doha Metro as a prime example. A clip of the performance made its rounds on social media and garnered positive responses all over the world. Chris Bennion described the performance as a "moment so out of step with British football fandom it seems like a hallucination".
As a result, he offered ways in which England fans could learn from the "joyous" and "courteous" Welsh fans of the tournament. The writer noted five key things to learn, which was for the fans to enjoy themselves, be good tourists, connect with their culture, have an anthem they could "belt out" and find their own Michael Sheen. During the article, the writer praised the Red Wall as "one joyous, bubbling, close-harmony-singing wave of joy, drinking in every moment as they go". He then went on to suggest to English fans to "enjoy being at the greatest football tournament there is".
Morgan Whittaker's Plymouth future becomes clear and illness hits Swans campYour latest Swansea City headlines on Friday, December 29. Whittaker's future clearer Morgan Whittaker's future at Plymouth has become clearer with news boss Steven Schumacher expects all his loan signings to remain at Home Park until the end of the season. Whittaker has been a hit in Devon and has described as the division's hottest property since signing on loan last summer. Pilgrims boss Schumacher has Sam Cosgrove, Nigel Lonwijk, Bali Mumba and Whittaker on loan, as well as the injured Finn Azaz. And he expects them to see the campaign out on the south coast. Schumacher said: "There have been no conversations with them (the parent clubs).
Chris Bennion then went on to talk about the Welsh language, which "once seen as something that divided people in Wales - is back in fashion". While the whole world got to see Cymru football team and their fans sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, "something which put the wind up USA fans on social media", Chris said that England fans seemed "a little embarrassed by the dire dirge that is God Save the King". The final thing the writer suggested that England fans emulated was to find their own Michael Sheen.
Hopefully there will be many more goals for him. ” READ MORE:Swansea City 'well advanced' in transfer talks with January targets as offer imminent for fringe player Pundit's prediction David Prutton expects Swansea to end their run of eight matches without a win against Watford on Friday night. The Swans have not emerged victorious since defeating rivals Cardiff City in late October, although the Hornets come into the match in south Wales on the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Millwall. "Swansea's run of five wins in six games in October seems a world away now, given they are eight without a win now, " Prutton told Sky Sports. "Last time out, against Reading, they dominated the ball and generated an xG figure of 2.
"Maybe they're too nice because we're too nice to them. I don't know. We'll have a chat about that as a group of staff. "Maybe they reflect how they get treated. We treat them how we feel we would want to be treated as a player. "We treat them as human beings first, maybe that doesn't breed a real ugliness or aggressive approach in the box. We have to try and manufacture a way to find that if it's not natural to them. "Something obviously needs to change because it's happened too much. Our job is to find what we have to change. We haven't found a solution yet. Again, we'll work with the players on it, see what they feel. "Really, the goals come down to a willingness to fight for each other for what you're doing and to protect your goal.
Who are in Wales' Euro 2024 qualifying group and when do they play next? It's not how Wales will have wanted their World Cup to end. Rob Page's men look to be heading home at the first hurdle, after failing to progress from Group B. Questions will surely be asked of what exactly went wrong in Qatar, but attention for the Red Wall will quickly turn to Euro 2024 in Germany. Wales have qualified for the last two European Championships and will be hopeful of doing so again this time around, although they face a tricky task in qualifying from Group D. Who else is in Group D? Croatia, Armenia, Turkey and Latvia are all waiting for Wales in the qualifying group.
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Russell Martin admits coaching staff will discuss key concern after Reading lossRussell Martin admits Swansea City have a "real problem" with defending set-pieces following their loss to Reading. The Swans dictated the majority of the contest at the Select Car Leasing Stadium but fell behind as Andy Carroll rifled into the net from a Tom Ince free-kick. Ince then netted his side's second after a sloppy pass from Steven Benda, before Liam Cullen scored what proved to be a consolation for the Swans, who are now winless in eight matches. READ MORE:Reading 2-1 Swansea City: Cullen effort not enough as Carroll and Ince goals sink Swans Indeed, the Swans have not scored the first goal in a game since their most recent win over Cardiff City almost two months ago, and Martin once again re-iterated his concerns over the mentality of his players when it comes to performing defensive duties.
" Cullen impact praised Matt Grimes lauded Liam Cullen's attitude following his impact off the bench for Swansea since the World Cup break. Cullen is yet to start in the Championship for Swansea this season but has netted in each of his last two league appearances for the club. And Grimes is hopeful that Cullen can continue to add to his goal tally this term. “Liam deserves it. He has been brilliant with his attitude, " the club captain told the Swans' official website. “He’s had to wait for his opportunity and he’s taken his chance when it came. “He’s been working really hard in training every day so it’s good to see him on the scoresheet.
Hilarious Argentina commentary leaves BBC pundits in stitches in World Cup finalA hilarious clip of Argentinian coverage of their World Cup final against France left Gary Lineker and his BBC colleagues in stitches during half-time of the huge game in Qatar. Argentina went into the break with a comfortable 2-0 lead after Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a penalty and Angel Di Maria doubled the lead following a well-worked counter attack. However, it was to go wrong in the second half with Kylian Mbappe's quickfire double levelling the scores with 10 minutes to go. Discussing the faultless first-half performance by the South American side, who last won the World Cup back in 1986, BBC pundits Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and former Argentina star Paolo Zabaleta were treated to a snippet of Argentine commentary of Di Maria's goal, which was a little different to what viewers in the UK were used to.
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England can learn from 'joyous' Welsh fans says Daily TelegraphAn article by Telegraph has offered English fans some advice on how they can emulate the Welsh fans in a World Cup. The piece, written by Welshman Chris Bennion, was published ahead of Wales game against England on Wednesday in the group stage of the tournament in Qatar. Although the newspaper's TV editor did not "entirely [rule] out Wales's chances of beating England' in the highly anticipated match, he did acknowledge that the "dream [could] be over" for the men in red.
We give away a free-kick, we concede and we end up chasing again. “We had chances. Ollie Cooper should score, Joel Piroe should score. We don’t, and again it’s that problem in both boxes. “We give away a second goal which is pathetic. We don’t follow the detail and that will perpetuate a myth that we concede loads of goals doing that, when we don’t. " Swansea are now 16th in the Championship table ahead of their final fixture of 2022 against Watford on Friday night. And Martin has revealed he will hold talks with his coaching staff after conceding his players are "too nice". "I'm not sure it's our job to pick them (players) up any more, they have to pick each other up, " he added. "It's our job to find a way to stop the goals happening.
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Forget all of the stuff you do on the ball. "Rightly or wrongly, you'll be judged on how you defend your goal and we're not doing it well enough. “I think we have spoken about the same things far too many times. We are having the same conversation after far too many games. “[At Reading] We don’t just dominate the ball, we dominate every aspect of the game. We have more shots and better chances. “We concede a penalty from a set-piece because we don’t want to fight properly. We concede a goal from a set-piece that shouldn’t have been, we have a chance to deal with the ball, but we don’t. “We then make a crazy decision to foul someone who is facing the corner flag.
Radio pundit claims 'Wales shamed British football' in bitter rant ... having lost to Iran and picked up a solitary Group B point versus USA.
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Who are in Wales' Euro 2024 qualifying group and when do they play next? They do so away to Croatia on March 25, 2023. Fixtures in full. Croatia v
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