Premier League football 2012/13: Team guide – Swansea City
Your complete guide to the Swans' players, formation and chances in the new season
HOME GROUND: Liberty Stadium
MANAGER: Michael Laudrup
LAST SEASON STATS
PREMIER LEAGUE: 11th
FA CUP: 4th Round
LEAGUE CUP: 2nd Round
EUROPE: Did not qualify
TOP SCORER (ALL COMPS): Danny Graham, 14
SQUAD
| KEEPERS
1 Michel Vorm 13 David Cornell 25 Gerhard Tremmel DEFENDERS 3 Neil Taylor 4 Chico Flores 5 Alan Tate 6 Ashley Williams 16 Garry Monk 21 Federico Bessone 22 Angel Rangel 23 Darnel Situ 28 Curtis Obeng 33 Ben Davies 35 Daniel Alfel 37 Scott Tancock |
MIDFIELDERS
7 Leon Britton 8 Andrea Orlandi 11 Scott Sinclair 12 Nathan Dyer 15 Wayne Routledge 20 Jonathan de Guzman 26 Kemy Agustien 27 Mark Gower 29 Ashley Richards 31 Lee Lucas 34 Henry Jones 38 Gwion Edwards 39 Kurtis March |
FORWARDS
10 Danny Graham 14 Stephen Dobbie 18 Leroy Lita 19 Luke Moore 36 James Loveridge 41 Rory Donnelly |
STAR MAN: LEON BRITTON
The Premier League’s Xavi – he had the best pass completion rate in England last season
TOP STOPPER: MICHEL VORM
The Swansea Player of the Year is harder to get past than an angry dog at a front gate. He kept 14 clean sheets last season
SUMMER TRANSFERS
IN: Michu (Rayo Vallecano, £2m), Chico (Genoa, £2m), Jonathan de Guzman (Villarreal, loan)
OUT: Joe Allen (£15m) Ferrie Bodde (released), Casey Thomas (released), Joe Walsh (released), Scott Donnelly (released)
STRONGEST LINE-UP
[GK] VORM
[RB] RANGEL
[CB] WILLIAMS
[CB] CHICO
[LB] TAYLOR
[DM] BRITTON
[DM] DE GUZMAN
[RW] DYER
[AM] MICHU
[LW] SINCLAIR
[CF] GRAHAM
4-2-3-1
Style: Passing! They don’t give possession away cheaply.
TOP 3 TWITTER STARS
1 ASHLEY WILLIAMS – 91,020 followers
2 WAYNE ROUTLEDGE – 88,143 followers
3 DANNY GRAHAM – 84,714 followers
RATINGS
DEFENCE: 7
MIDFIELD: 8
ATTACK: 6
AVERAGE: 7
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