Swansea's lack of depth proving costly - Tudur Jones

Owain Tudur Jones believes Swansea City's inability to recruit more attacking players during the summer transfer window is starting to cost Luke Williams' side.

Forwards Jerry Yates, Jamal Lowe and Mykola Kuharevich all left the Swans while Slovenia international Zan Vipotnik was the only traditional number nine brought in.

Although Swansea boast a strong defensive record, their tally of eight goals scored in 12 league games is the lowest return of any side in the Championship this season.

They have also failed to score in any of their previous five league outings - a sequence that has seen the club slip from seventh to 17th in the table.

"I think Swansea's lack of depth in the squad is starting to show," former Swans and Wales midfielder Tudur Jones told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

"I think the fact they lost the winger Eom Ji-sung has been a problem. I think the 11 that start games and a couple in reserve, Swansea have a strong 13 or 14 players. Anything beyond that and I think the weakness is showing itself.

"I think that comes down to investment in the summer. Those attacking players who provide and score plenty of goals in the season, they're few and far between.

"The fact that Swansea have been unable to attract those sort of players, for financial reasons probably, is starting to show itself."

Myles Peart-Harris, Florian Bianchini and Eom are among the attacking players brought into the club over the summer, although Williams has had to shuffle his frontline on numerous occasions already this term.

And Tudur Jones believes the squad desperately needs further investment to give head coach Williams the chance to succeed at the club.

"You look at Swansea and the squad depth, it probably is a mid-table team," added Tudur Jones.

"Hopefully they can surprise myself and a few others and climb higher.

"It does seem that that is probably the level, unless more investment is made somehow to bring in players, whether they're free transfers now or going into January.

"At the moment, it just looks like a real lack of ambition and a real lack of backing for what I believe is a really good coach in Luke Williams."