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Ian Mitchelmore

Russell Martin explains why he chose not to speak to Swansea City players after Peterborough United win

Russell Martin opted against speaking to his players at length following Swansea City's 3-2 triumph over Peterborough United.

The Swans came from behind to beat Grant McCann's men at the Weston Homes Stadium. You can read the match report here.

However, that barely scratches the surface when it comes to the pattern of the game, with Swansea going 1-0 up through Michael Obafemi after a dominant first-half showing before conceding twice following a shocking start to the second 45.

And having voiced his concerns over Swansea's significantly below par spell after the restart, Martin revealed he decided to let the review tapes do the talking later this week.

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"I chose not to speak to them tonight to be honest," he said.

"I said well done for showing real courage at the end. But we'll talk about it on Friday, we'll learn and dissect the game."

Swansea enjoyed complete control in the first-half and looked to be on course for a comfortable away win when Obafemi notched his sixth goal of the season just before the break.

But Sammie Szmodics and Jack Marriott struck in quick succession to give the Posh real hope in their quest for Championship survival.

Following a wobbly period, Swansea regained their composure and won it thanks to a second goal from Obafemi and an injury-time strike from Joel Piroe.

The game saw Flynn Downes feature on the right side of a back three while goal scorer Piroe occupied three different positions during the course of the match in Cambridgeshire.

Regular positional changes in recent months have fully highlighted the thin nature of Swansea's squad, with major transfer work set to take place in the summer window.

"It's been our problem all season. When our strongest 11 is on the pitch, we're a match for anyone, we've shown that," said Martin.

"We just haven't been able to get them on the pitch very often. We're trying to find a way to get our best players on the pitch in the next few games."

Swansea take on Birmingham City this weekend in what is their final match before the international break. Kick-off at the Swansea.com Stadium is at 3pm on Saturday.

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