Steven Schumacher has no problem with harsh words as Stoke City beaten every way at Swansea.
Reaction from South Wales as Stoke City lose 3-0 to Swansea in the Championship to crank up the nerves heading into the final four games of the season.
Stoke City have to dust themselves off quickly after a 3-0 defeat at Swansea left them just three points above the relegation zone with four games to play. Here are the talking points from South Wales.
A tough performance and result to take
A win in this match was always going to be massive for the side who got it but unfortunately that never really looked like being Stoke. The hosts started brighter and Stoke seemed baffled by the wet, slow pitch.
It might have all been different and Stoke gifted an equaliser but for the dreadful refereeing intervention of Keith Stroud, who then gifted Swansea a penalty too. But Stoke couldn’t exactly say that they deserved much luck either.
Steven Schumacher knew no one would have much time for excuses and said: “I won’t go too far away from (Swansea being the better team). I thought our attitude was ok, the game plan was ok. We tried to get after them but just in them little moments when you have to come out on top in 50-50s we didn’t do it.
“To concede two goals from set pieces. We were too slow to react both times. That’s the most disappointing thing. Swansea haven’t cut us open, we’ve conceded goals that were poor from our point of view.”
