Alan Sheehan says the Premier League is the “dream” as he begins life as Swansea Metropolis’s head coach.
The 38-year-old Irishman has been given his first everlasting managerial position by Swansea, having impressed throughout two spells because the membership’s caretaker boss.
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Sheehan has signed a three-year contract, having led a Swansea facet who had relegation considerations when he took the reins in February to the highest half of the desk.
When requested whether or not he may finally lead Swansea again to the highest flight, Sheehan stated: “Can I? I do not suppose it is a sure or no reply.
“I believe all of us dream of working within the Premier League. We might love to do this at Swansea.
“However so as to take action we have to get quite a lot of choices proper and we have to be constant on that. Speaking about it’s one factor, truly doing it’s higher.”
After profitable the Championship play-off last in 2011, Swansea spent seven years within the Premier League earlier than relegation in 2018.
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They got here near rejoining the elite in 2020 and 2021, when Steve Cooper led the membership to successive play-off campaigns.
Since then, nonetheless, Swansea’s greatest second-tier end is Tenth, with the membership’s ambition questioned at varied factors during the last seven years.
However with a brand new possession group in place since final November, Sheehan says there’s a need within the boardroom to return to the very best stage.
“I believe within the Championship, in case you are not speaking in regards to the Premier League, I do not know why we’re right here actually,” he added.
“It isn’t one thing that is shouted out, it is understood that all of us wish to get there.
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“You’ve got to make an entire lot of proper choices, then you must have optimistic vitality all through, you must win video games, you must construct confidence, you must have the followers onside, you must have the board onside and the gamers onside.”
Swansea have gained seven of their 12 video games beneath Alan Sheehan after a run of seven defeats in 9 noticed Luke Williams’ reign come to an finish [Huw Evans Picture Agency]
Sheehan added that Swansea have skilled a “minor case” of the type of consistency required to compete during the last two months, having taken 23 factors from his 12 matches on the helm.
At his first press convention since being named Luke Williams’ full-time successor, former Luton City and Southampton coach Sheehan was flanked by director of soccer Richard Montague, who led Swansea’s managerial search.
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Montague, who joined Swansea from Notts County in February, described the Premier League as being “completely the intention”.
“We begin each season desirous to get there,” he added.
“I believe we now have the foundations right here that may enable us to achieve success. However the variety of choices you must get proper to get to that stage might be very, very excessive.
“We’ve got to enhance that decision-making course of and each bit of labor that goes into making the squad stronger so as to give us a possibility.
“It is tougher for a membership in our place than it’s for some golf equipment on this league, however we would not be right here if we did not suppose it was doable.”
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Swansea end the season with a house sport in opposition to Oxford United on Saturday (12:30 BST), when victory may see them safe a Tenth-placed end relying on West Bromwich Albion’s end result in opposition to Luton.
Sheehan stated summer time recruitment work can be key to Swansea’s hopes of additional progress subsequent season.
“We have to have the best mix of belongings and expertise within the constructing,” he stated.
“We wish to maintain sure gamers we imagine are actually good matches for the membership, however we perceive that quite a lot of groups need good gamers.
“We wish to make a variety of signings, we will all agree on that.”