Luke Williams, who is furious, has lashed out at his Swansea City teammates, saying they are “too scared” to grab the lead after they tie the score.
Williams was thinking back on his team’s reaction to their Saturday 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town, which ended in a 2-1 loss.
With just one win in seven league games since taking over, the head coach is still looking for a victory at home after this setback.
Williams expressed his dissatisfaction with his team’s unwillingness to take the initiative and make an impression during crucial parts of games.
“This idea that we should just stand in the middle of the pitch and cross our fingers because it’s too scary to be on equal footing isn’t a tactic,” he said.
“I adore the athletes’ dedication. They must learn to focus for ninety minutes, even if they are a tough group.
Williams also called the Swans’ first goal, which came from mistakes by Josh Tymon and Ben Cabango, “ridiculous” in reference to Wales attacker Nathan Broadhead.
“The players are undoubtedly fully dedicated. They demonstrated that one again today. We can’t really criticize the effort or the work pace.
However, the ambitions we give up are needless. Such a goal conceded is unnecessary.
“The second objective is a crucial point. We now have a habit of surrendering so quickly after scoring, and we need to keep trying to stop that.
“I don’t have any issues with the players’ effort or work rate; I think we were a match for the opposition, but it’s those crucial moments that are costing us.”
The loss means the Swans have only won one Championship game—away to Hull City—since defeating West Bromwich Albion on New Year’s Day.
They have let up 18 goals, or three goals per game, on the road, and have lost six of their previous seven games.
With just one victory in seven games, Williams’ squad is only four points above the relegation zone. Former manager Michael Duff left his team in a disaster, which he is currently attempting to clean up.
The gaps at the bottom have narrowed as Sheffield Wednesday and QPR both win, making the Swans one of seven teams that may potentially tumble into the relegation zone.
Back in Wales, Broadhead did nothing more than keep Ipswich in the running for automatic promotion.
As Ipswich’s new double dragon strikeforce of Kieffer Moore and Broadhead proved too much for the collapsing Swans, the Wales striker opened the scoring.
Although Moore did not score, his strength enabled Conor Chaplin to bend the home team out of shape and make the score 2-1 before halftime.
Jerry Yates had leveled before that, but the Tractor Boys dug in deep to win two games on the road in four days.
When Ipswich took play, both Southampton and Leeds had already won, but manager Kieran McKenna stated, “There was zero mention of them.”
We don’t expend energy contemplating other teams.
“It was a challenging and appropriate match, requiring an exceptional performance to win.”
The dedication, tenacity, and effort displayed were the most important things. I’m happy with what I observed.
Ipswich maintains their fourth-place position, although with a game remaining, they are just one point behind Southampton and three behind Leeds.
Yates was quick to respond in the six-yard box to tie the score after Broadhead scored with a beautiful finish to make it 1-0.
However, Davies skillfully placed a pass into Chaplin’s path to give Ipswich the lead again, and it would have been safer if Carl Rushworth hadn’t tipped Moore’s shot into the bar.