With Town on a roll, teams are increasingly coming to the County Ground aiming for a draw. But how can you beat an ultra-defensive side? Alex Cooke looks at Di Canio’s options. Part of the fascination, and some of the frustration, of football lies in that one team can always beat the other regardless of the gap, or gulf, in
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Swindon produced their best performance of the season full of fight, creativity and killer instinct to book a place in the second round of the FA Cup following a 4-1 victory, reports Adam Johnson. Town went into this game as the underdogs, and deservedly so, being up against the in-form side in the Football League. However, Caddis and Co put
Read moreSwindon entered this game full of confidence after their second away win of the season last weekend against Accrington Stanley, whilst Plymouth’s troubles continue to rumble on. However, would Swindon be able to carry on their recent fine form? Andrew Steele-Davis was at Home Park to watch the action. For the hordes of Swindon fans that made the trip to
Read moreWhat does Swindon’s number 23 share with Liverpool’s ersatz winger? Alex Cooke looks at the role Paolo Di Canio his given our recently converted striker. It’s an ugly comparison: the nimble and neat De Vita against the angular and inelegant Dirk Kuyt, but in terms of Raffa’s new role, it is a closer match than it first appears. For like the
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