A MESSAGE FROM
MATT GRIMES G
o od afternoon and welcome to everyone joining us for this afternoon’s Championship game against Blackpool at the Swansea. com Stadium. We’ r e b a c k i n S A 1 f o r t h e first time in three weeks after two away games and the international break. We won our fourth consecutive league game last time out at the Swansea.com Stadium in a 3-0 win over Peterborough United and we were delighted with such a dominant performance. We wanted to put things right following the defeat at Birmingham and I’d like to think we certainly did that and were able to give supporters something to smile about. Whenever we play at home, or anywhere in front of the Jack Army, we thrive off their support and it motivates us to get results
for them. We’re all enjoying playing in this team and the supporters seem to be enjoying watching it, so it’s brilliant for us all. The performance and result also underlined our willingness to give our all for each other and showed the intensity that we expect of ourselves. Next, we faced a tough test away to Coventry and I thought we started the game really well and got the two early goals. They pressed higher and put us under pressure but we dug deep and I thought we were brilliant in the second half to see the game out and keep the ball. It was a big win, and Coventry hadn’t lost on home soil all season so it was massive. Our away form hasn’t quite been what our home form has been so something we’re working on is trying to replicate that on the road. It was another goal apiece for Pato and Joel,
they’re two great lads and the numbers speak for themselves. They’ve been fantastic for us and it’s brilliant to see them both so high on confidence. The loss at Bournemouth was disappointing but we’ll learn from it and do everything to bounce back. In recent weeks we’ ve had some brilliant results and performances and we won’t allow one performance to get us down. We’ve had the international break to work on it and reflect on the season so far and we’re really looking forward to getting back to the Swansea.com Stadium this afternoon. Blackpool are another good side but we’ll be ready for the challenge ahead. Enjoy the game today! Matt
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