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Swansea City’s Wilfried Bony a cut above against Leicester City Swansea City’s Wilfried Bony a cut above against Leicester City
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Swansea made sure their winless run ended at five games as Wilfried Bony’s double restored smiles to faces after a testing week. Bony finished off excellent buildup for both goals. Exchanging passes with Gylfi Sigurdsson for the first, while Jefferson Montero teed up his second. Swansea City ensured their winless run ended at five games as Wilfried Bony’s double restored smiles to the faces of those at the Welsh club after a testing week. Bony finished off excellent build-ups for both goals, exchanging passes with Gylfi Sigurdsson for the first, while Jefferson Montero teed up his second as Swansea climbed to sixth in the table.
Leicester are four games without a win and Nigel Pearson will know his side need to find a cutting edge after failing to direct an effort on goal during the opening half and rarely threatening thereafter. Leicester City are now four games without a win themselves and Nigel Pearson will know his side need to find a cutting edge after failing to have an effort on goal during the opening half, and rarely threatening thereafter.
It has been the most difficult week of Garry Monk’s fledgling managerial career after the furore caused by his strong comments regarding the Stoke City winger Victor Moses and the referee Michael Oliver. It has been the most difficult week of the Garry Monk’s fledgling managerial career after the furore caused by his strong comments directed at the Stoke winger Victor Moses and the referee Michael Oliver. The Swansea manager was glad to enjoy a quieter day’s work. He said: “I suppose you guys may see it as a bit boring after the week we have had, but I am fine with that.
The 35-year-old had insisted the continuing debate over the rights and wrongs of that incident would not impact on Swansea’s performance. He was largely proved right as, despite never being particularly fluent, his side dominated the opening half. “We were under a bit of pressure to perform but we scored two well-worked goals, we were clinical which perhaps we have been lacking in the last few weeks. It was good for Wilfried, he has been playing well and all strikers get a good momentum from scoring.”
There were early warning signs for Leicester. Bony glanced a header wide from a Sigurdsson corner and Montero, making a first Premier League start in place of Nathan Dyer, was given ample opportunity to test the goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. The 35-year-old Monk had insisted the continuing debate over the rights and wrongs of the Moses incident would not impact upon Swansea’s performance. He was largely proved right as, despite never being particularly fluent, his side dominated.
There were few clear-cut chances, and arguably the best opportunity of the opening half-hour came from a Leicester error. Schmeichel’s scuffed pass fell straight to Sigurdsson, but he hesitated and Wes Morgan made a crucial intervention. There were few clearcut chances, and arguably the best opportunity of the opening half-hour came from a Leicester error. Kasper Schmeichel’s scuffed pass fell straight to Sigurdsson but the Iceland international hesitated and Wes Morgan made a crucial intervention.
There was no such reprieve in the 34th minute. Bony’s delicious backheel sent Sigurdsson scampering into space where he returned the ball to the Ivorian for him to dispatch his third goal in as many games beyond Schmeichel. There was no such reprieve in the 34th minute. Bony’s delicious backheel sent Sigurdsson scampering into space where he returned the ball to the Ivorian, who shot beyond Schmeichel for his third goal in three games.
Having taken the lead, Swansea were guilty of losing their focus and were given two scares early in the second half. Having taken the lead, Swansea were guilty of losing their focus as Liam Moore’s long throw came through a crowd of players and bounced up on to the top of the bar. But, just as Leicester started to threaten, Swansea doubled their lead. Sigurdsson’s pass cut Ritchie De Laet out and sent Montero in behind the defence to lay on a simple finish for Bony.
First, Liam Moore’s long throw came through a crowd of players and bounced up on to the top of the bar, before Riyad Mahrez registered Leicester’s first shot of the game, firing over the bar. Jonjo Shelvey almost made it three a few minutes later, hitting the bar with a dipping, swerving strike from 30 yards. It prompted a triple change from Pearson as Esteban Cambiasso, Andy King and Matty James were all thrown on. But it was too little, too late for the east Midlands side as Swansea eased to a much-needed win, with Cambiasso hitting the post from three yards after Lukasz Fabianski had saved King’s header.
Danny Drinkwater was the next to get away a strike when he was left unmarked at a quick free-kick, forcing Lukasz Fabianski into his first action of the game. Pearson was disappointed with his side’s performance, and played down Leicester’s request to have the Liberty Stadium goalposts measured before the game, as their goalkeepers felt they were too high. He said: “I thought it was in everyone’s best interests. The officials were slightly surprised but everyone was fine. I could have done with them being a bit smaller.”
Just as Leicester threatened an equaliser, Swansea doubled their lead. Sigurdsson’s pass cut out Ritchie De Laet and sent Montero in behind the defence to lay on a simple finish for Bony.
Jonjo Shelvey almost made it three a few minutes later, hitting the crossbar with a dipping, swerving strike from 30 yards.
It prompted a triple change from Pearson as Esteban Cambiasso, Andy King and Matty James were all thrown into the fray. It was too little, too late for as Swansea eased to a much-needed victory.
However, Shelvey took a little gloss off Swansea’s efforts by taking a needless kick at De Laet, which was missed by the officials, after the England midfielder had brought the full-back to ground.