Alan Sheehan says he doesn’t need Swansea Metropolis to be a “practically workforce” and has instructed his gamers to imagine they will compete with any aspect within the Championship.
Swansea have been crushed at dwelling for the primary time this season by Leicester Metropolis on Saturday.
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After falling behind to a spectacular early purpose from Jordan James, Swansea stayed within the contest and finally levelled due to Adam Idah’s second-half penalty.
However any hope of a late push for a house win was worn out as Adbul Fatawu’s glowing end restored Leicester’s lead earlier than Jannik Vestergaard headed in to seal
Sheehan reckons Leicester can be in competition for an instantaneous return to the Premier League this season following final yr’s relegation from the highest flight.
However the Swansea boss insisted his aspect have the standard to hassle the Championship’s main sides.
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“I need us to have the assumption that we will go toe to toe with everyone within the division,” he stated.
“That is acquired to be our mentality to maintain progressing as a soccer membership.
“I believe this season, groups who’ve come right here, now we have gone after them. At this time now we have gone after Leicester and two moments of high quality [from them]… now we have to maintain competing and be one of the best we might be.
“The subsequent factor is can now we have a bit extra high quality within the ultimate third and be extra of a killer workforce.”
Leicester turned solely the second workforce to beat Swansea on their very own patch – after Burnley in March – since Sheehan took cost in February.
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Defeat means the Swans slip to eleventh within the second tier going into the season’s second worldwide break.
Whereas Sheehan acknowledged Leicester’s high quality, he was left annoyed by Swansea’s failure to take any factors.
“I do not need be a virtually workforce, I actually do not,” he added.
“I do know they’ve come down from the Premier League. I do know most of their gamers have been within the Premier League and performed there and have aspirations of going again there – and I am certain they have an enormous likelihood with the squad alone.
“However after they come to our stadium, like each recreation, we need to be aggressive.
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“In the end there are giant quantities of that recreation I really feel fairly constructive about and it is laborious to be vital of the gamers as a result of utility, need, togetherness, the followers getting behind us for big quantities of the sport [were all there].
“However it’s simply perhaps that small little bit of high quality that they confirmed after they bend two into the highest nook.”