Stamenic was apparently brilliant against today. One even said MOTM material. He seems to be flying right now at Swansea.
Noah Dupont unused for the Brommies.
Champ is incredibly tight this year. Only 9 points seperate 4th place Watford and 15th place Swansea. Seems to be if you can string 4-5 wins on the bounce together then you’ll be up in the playoff spots very quickly.
Massive season for Stamenic. With stocks rising and a WC on the horizon big things are in store for him in the next summer window if this continues. Showing that he can be the centerpiece of a big championship club and handle the scrutiny and pressures that come from playing for a club with big expectations.
Is ge stays fit he will fire at next WC- was surprised when on unused subs pod he wasnt mentioned as someone to get a move post the WC. Can see him in the prem.
Listen closely to the Swansea City broadcasts and you might be able to pick up a new fan chant:
“He’s our big kiwi, he wears the number six... his name is Marko, Marko Stamenic”
Or something to that effect, anyway. Point being that they love him now. He’s not doing all that much different to what he was doing at the start of the season, though previous Flying Kiwis yarns have explored how he’s added a little more attacking impetus to his game, but the main difference is just that the team is much better under new coach Vitor Matos.
After winning four of their first 18 matches, they’ve since won five of their last eight and that’s including the defeat against Millwall most recently... in which Stamenic was on the bench, rested for all but the last quarter of an hour after playing every minute of the three games (!) between Christmas and New Years Day. When the team is performing and getting results, everyone looks better.
And that yellow sees him suspended for Swans next two games.
Marko with 85 mins in a 2-0 loss at Derby.
Extended highlights. Marko bullied by large American Agyemang at a corner for Rams 2nd goal. He's tall Stamenic but not always the best strong option to mark up on opponents at set pieces. Was Agyemang's 10th goal of the season, and he almost had his 11th ten mins later in a carbon copy.
Niche Cache. Considering he's only played 25 of 32 Swans games in the Championship, is a high number of yellows with 10.
Swansea City. They lost 2-0 away to Derby County despite having 70% of the ball. Marko Stamenic played 85 minutes with a yellow card... his tenth of the season and sadly that means he’s now got to serve a two-game suspension. He’ll miss games against Bristol City and Preston North End. Only Amadou Mbengue (QPR) has more bookings in the Championship, that dude has 11 of them. Junior Tchamedeu (Stoke) is the other bloke who has already crossed the 10-card suspension line.