Gaffer discusses Swansea City and provides injury update This weekend, Ryan Lowe is expected to face Swansea City, who play a slightly different style of play compared to last season.
The South Wales side were managed by Russell Martin during the 2022/23 campaign and they played a possession-oriented style of play, but when he left this summer to join Southampton, his former boss Michael Duff Barnsley now take the lead.
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He is still waiting for his first league win with the Swans, after taking two points from his opening three games.
When asked how North End will prepare for the match, Ryan replied: “We’ll approach it the same way we’ve approached it all: going in-depth about what we need to do to try to get points.
because Swansea are a great team and play good football “Michael went there and changed his behavior a bit.
When they create an attack, they want to end it, they want to achieve something.
“While last season Swansea wanted to keep the ball in lots of passes and open you up, but I think Michael has a different plan.
He wants to try to score as many goals as possible and win matches.
“I’m not saying last year wasn’t the same, but the reality is I know they didn’t start as well as they would have liked, but that’s when even a good team is.
“They have good players and they’re solid will be there this season, so this is a season we have to take a serious look at and make sure we put a game plan in place.
” For PNE, there’s some positive news Injury positive, with Ali McCann back in training after missing last weekend’s win over Sheffield Wednesday and he will be available on Saturday.
The manager also confirmed midfielder Ben Whiteman – recovering from a hernia operation – was set to return in parts of training on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, Robbie Brady is expected to be back after the international break, and Emil Riis could return as soon as the Plymouth Argyle fixture on Saturday 16th September.
North End’s youngsters have had to step up in the absence of some of the more senior players, with a number of them having made debuts this season.
Ryan said: “The young lads have been fantastic, but after the international break with hopefully one or two additions potentially, and then all the lads coming back from injury, it will be pleasing.
“The kids have been great and they’re in there on merit at the moment, but we feel our squad is capable of doing something good.
“There are some good players there and when you miss them and the team is a bit fragile, you can’t wait to get them back.
” “What I will say is that the team, whether they are 13 or 14 seniors, are on another level in everything they do.
“They go about their business and pull injured young people into the gym who don’t have a lot of time to go because we’re a team.
We are a family and we live together.
“This unit is really key, so when they all come back, it will be fun to see them all on the lawn, and it will give me even more of a headache, which is Good.
” “Once we collect them all, we will be much stronger.
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