My Peterborough United team: Posh will need to hassle the best possession side in the Championship
Peterborough United take on Swansea City, the team with the best possession stats in the Championship at the Weston Homes Stadium on Wednesday (March 16, 7,45pm).
By Alan Swann
Published 10th Mar 2022, 05:00 BST
Updated 14th Mar 2022, 11:56 BST
Swansea have had the ball for an average of 63% in their 35 matches this season and yet sit 16th in the table! Mind you Posh are 13th in the possession table and are bottom of the table that really matters.
Swansea present unique problems though so I’ve picked a Posh team to counter that. The London Road playing surface could help Grant McCann’s team if they can force their opponents into hurried passes.
I am employing a 3-4-1-2 formation and assuming Sammie Szmodics is fit enough to return, but Steven Benda has been ruled out until April.
I am employing a 3-4-1-2 formation and assuming Sammie Szmodics is fit enough to return, but Steven Benda has been ruled out until April.
9. JACK TAYLOR
I'm playing Taylor in a more advanced midfield role against this team. Posh need all the attacking talents they can find as wins are a must. Taylor can play behind my front two. The centre-backs can push into midield to help Norburn and Fuchs counter the Swansea play-makers.
If he can bully the Swansea centre-backs like he did the Bournemouth defence, Posh could have some joy against a defence that's not the most robust. Clarke-Harris should be boosted by his first two-goal return of the season on Saturday.
If Posh can harrass the Swansea defenders into mistakes on a difficult playing surface they could unsettles these opponents. Jones has the pace and the power to make that happen so I'm starting him instead of Marriott. Photo: www.jmpuk.com
A tough call to leave Marriott out as he is the best finisher in the squad, but he's on my bench with Szmodics, Grant, Mumba, Blackmore, Poku and Beevers