Swansea City: Any more missed chances may cost us the season

We saw another decent performance from Swansea City against Everton on Saturday. But as commendable and unlucky as the team were, nobody will be remembering these decent performances come May if we are relegated.

You can’t help but feel that all these missed chances – and there have been many – may cost us come the end of the season.

Of course, if the Swans were to get relegated, it wouldn’t be because we had 17 shots against Everton and scored just one goal. Nor would it be because we lost to Man United the week before. Relegation would largely be down to the lack of spending in the windows and having the stubborn Paul Clement in charge for half the season.

But the last few weeks haven’t helped matters. In fact, despite the relatively positive feeling around the city, the Swans haven’t won a game since hammering West Ham at the start of March.

Since then, we’ve seen three draws and a loss. The loss against second-placed Man United was always likely. But the draws – to me – have been very disappointing. At the end of each game, they seemed like decent hard-earned points, but on reflection they may come back to bite us.

Don’t forget the others…

The Swans currently have the advantage over Southampton in the table, but the Saints are not relegated yet. The possibility of them overtaking us is certainly there. We have two tough games coming up against Man City and Chelsea. So two back-to-back losses are expected our end. Southampton have a much easier run in against Leicester and Bournemouth.

And don’t forget Stoke – while they are 19th in the table, they have an easier few games coming up too. Plus, siege mentality and all that… Who knows what results these teams can pull out.

By the time we take on both Southampton and Stoke in May, it could be all change in terms of table positions.

Ultimately if there are two absolute must-win matches this season, it’s now against Southampton and Stoke in May. Win those and, providing the others have a few bad games in the meantime, Swansea should be safe.

Still, had we taken the easier opportunities against West Brom, Huddersfield and Everton – even turning one of those disappointing draws into a victory – it would have been a much more relaxed end to the season. As it happens, it’ll now be all the more tense.