Swansea City Fan View: The season can be salvaged - but small steps are not enough

There’s no doubting that Carlos Carvalhal has made a good impression on the Swansea City fans. Just as there’s no doubt he’s made a big impact in improving the on-pitch action.

But there’s also little doubt that time is running out to save the season!

The small positive steps the club has been taking are reassuring, and give us all something to cheer – but they aren’t enough at this stage of the season.

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For example, small steps were taken in the FA Cup replay against Wolves on Wednesday night. In front of a small crowd, the Swans put in a good display. Two goals were scored. Another clean sheet. A confidence-boosting win.

There was great attacking intent from the players too, in the first half anyway. There was also another goal from the temperamental Jordan Ayew. And one from Wilfried Bony – he’s taking small steps towards getting back to the player he was.

All small steps towards survival. But at some stage we’ll need to take some larger, more productive steps if the season is to be saved.

Acting too slowly…

Most of the blame over the fact that we aren’t making bigger strides in the league lies at the feet of those in charge. Because Swansea City seem to do everything at the pace of a lazy snail, small steps are all we’ve been able to take.

Just look at the heel-dragging that went on with Paul Clement. If he had been sacked two months earlier (as he should have been), Carvalhal or another manager would have come in earlier and had more influence on the season. The fightback would have started earlier.

But now there are 15 games left. We need to win probably eight of them to guarantee safety.

So while the smaller steps – such as scoring a goal, keeping a clean sheet, progressing in the cup, and showing some fight – have been necessary, it’s now time to push harder and start making leaps.

Starting with Saturday. Swansea need to go out and get at least a point against Liverpool. If we can start taking bigger steps, then the season may not be over.