Swansea City Fan View: Five things we learned from the win against Huddersfield

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It’s about time. In fact, I’m sure I heard the whole city breathe a sigh of relief following the comfortable 2-0 win against Huddersfield. We saw three-points, a clean sheet, AND a win at the Liberty Stadium.

Here are a few things we can take away from the game:

The Liberty is no longer a bogey ground

Because that’s what it was starting to become this season, after three straight defeats at home. The victory has got that whole ‘we can’t win at home’ monkey off our back, which is probably more important than the three points. Hopefully, we can build on this when we host Leicester next week. Good. Next…

READ MORE: Swansea V Huddersfield Match Report

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Abraham is our best striker

As valuable and talented as Wilfried Bony is, Tammy Abraham is currently Swansea’s best striker. No contest. He’s made way for Bony in the last few games, but Abraham is keen, quick, skillful, and has a great eye for goal. In the match against Huddersfield, he was exactly what was needed – and showed it with his two goals. He must start against Leicester.

Wingers still work

Add some wingers to the mix, and suddenly we’re not looking too bad. Though we’ve seen very little of Luciano Narsingh since he joined the club, against Huddersfield he played his best game in a Swansea City shirt. It was the powerful running of the Dutch winger that led to the Swans second goal. Jordan Ayew also had a good game, and was there to help with the second goal, too.

For years, Swansea City have had great success using wingers as the main channel of attack, so hopefully Paul Clement has learned that this may be the way forward. As a side note, it was positive to see Nathan Dyer back. Whether or not he’ll return to his previous form is still up for debate, but for nostalgic value it was a nice sight.

READ MORE: Can Nathan Dyer actually make an impact?

We need a set-piece taker

Tom Carroll is no good at set pieces. Neither is Jordan Ayew. I mean, they are fine (they’re probably better than, say, Alfie Mawson at taking corners), but as we slowly approach the next transfer window, a good set-piece-taking midfielder should be the first thing on our list. We saw several corners and free kicks wasted in the match against Huddersfield. So, someone who can cross a ball in for poachers like Abraham and, when back to full strength, Bony, would be ideal.

Clement hates Mesa

I’m not sure anyone believes this is the case, but there’s clearly something not quite right between the gaffer and Roque Mesa. As far as anyone can tell, the Spaniard wasn’t injured or ill ahead of the game.

However, he was still left out of the match-day squad. For someone who has actually impressed most fans, looks full of potential, and cost £11m to bring to the club, it’s a huge shame not to see him start regularly. Let’s see him feature next week, please.