Three changes Bob Bradley should make to get Swansea out of trouble

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Play Two Strikers Instead Of One

Scoring goals has been a consistent problem for Swansea since the departure of Wilfried Bony to Manchester City in January 2015. They have stuck fairly rigidly to the 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 that has served them so well over the years as they try to build play from the back in the manner for which they are famed.

However, the role of lone striker is very much a specialist one and not all forwards are capable of carrying the burden alone. The Welsh club brought in Spanish pair Borja Baston and Fernando Llorente this summer to try and fill the void. Llorente brings height and physical presence but lacks pace. Baston has better movement but not the same stature and ability to occupy centre backs.

Perhaps a solution to this conundrum will be to play them as a pair; 4-4-2 was Bradley’s preferred system in charge of USA. The issue with this system at Swansea is that it requires Gylfi Sigurdsson, their best player, to play in a midfield two or out wide, neither of which are ideal.

Bradley could play a diamond or go to three at the back to give his Icelandic playmaker a free role whilst keeping two strikers on the pitch.