International Focus: Taylor impresses and Jazz's U21 squad suffer defeat

The second game of the September international break saw seven Swansea players called up for international duty with five of the seven completing 90 minutes on the field.

Wales' senior squad were unlucky to not gain a point against England at Wembley and the U21 squad suffered a 3-1 defeat after a second half assault away to Montenegro. The final fixture featuring talent from South Wales was in Helsinki, where Holland secured qualification against Iceland.

International Focus: Why is Joe Allen Overlooked?

Last Friday the Welsh national team recorded an impressive 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Montenegro in their European Championships Qualification match. Whilst two Swansea players, Ashley Williams and Neil Taylor, played the full 90 minutes, the third Swans player had to make do with observing from the sidelines.

The question is, why does Joe Allen feature so infrequently for the Welsh squad? He is often called up in the named 26-man squad, however his appearance on the pitch is rarely from the start and only occasionally being brought on as a sub in the final stages of the match.