Anthony Wright | We didn't match their intensity

Swansea City Under-21s’ coach Anthony Wright admitted his side lacked intensity at key moments in their goalless draw against Barnsley, but has no doubt the squad will learn from the experience.

The first half ended goalless with little in the way of goalmouth action at Landore. 

The hosts had the better of the second half, and went close through Ben Lloyd and Josh Thomas, but could not find a breakthrough.

"I thought it was a real tough game. Barnsley were very aggressive. We found it very difficult to play against them," said Wright.

"We created a few chances but, if I'm being honest, we could have been two or three at half-time.

"Sometimes you have to give the opposition credit, and they executed their gameplan well. They didn't give us a moment to breath in moments, and we didn't match that.

"It was actually a bonus that we got to half-time and it was goalless. It gave us a starting point in the second half, and we were much better, creating more opportunities.

"There are positives, we got a clean sheet and a point against a decent outfit. From a development perspective, it’s a real good learning curve for the players.

"I wish we had more games like that because they really tested us, as individuals and as a collective.

"It was also great to see Rich [Faakye] back, he really was thrown in the deep when he came on at half-time, and he and Iestyn Jones looked great working together."