|
Why not visit our sponsors lounge
He may not be able to see from one eye following a kick in the head on Saturday but Swansea’s Alan Tate is under no illusions that the side have to target goals this weekend.
(c) Swanseacity.net
With just goal difference separating Oldham and the Swans at the moment it could come down to who can muster the biggest win on the weekend and with the advantage in Oldham’s court at the moment it appears that the Swans may have to put several past the Seasiders who still have a chance of avoiding the play off lottery with an automatic spot.
Tate said "You’ve got to think that Oldham are going to win at least 1-0, "And that means we’re going to have to score four. "It would have helped if Chesterfield were still in with a chance of staying up. "But they suffered a heavy blow last Saturday, beating Bradford 3-0 and still going down. "People will say they are playing for contracts, but really the players who are going to get offered them probably know it already. They will be the ones who have been in the team all season, and it’s not going to be decided on the strength of what they do this weekend. "They’ll want to beat Oldham, but subconsciously they’ll know they’ve nothing to play for and if I’m honest I don’t see them getting anything. "That means we have to concentrate on scoring four or five. "It sounds unlikely, I know, but we’ve got to give it a go."
Blackpool have transformed their season from an average start with 72 points from the last 34 games and six successive wins leading into the game on Saturday meaning that Swansea’s task is not to be under estimated at all "We’ve got to go for broke. "Whether the manager’s team selection and shape will reflect that I don’t know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he puts three up front or something like that. "We’ve got to attack Blackpool because we’re not going to score four sitting back and hoping Chesterfield can do us favour. "If Oldham win and we get beaten going for it, at least we’ve had a go." Tate hopes to be fit to face the Tangerines despite the fact that he has not been able to open his eye since colliding with Carlisle striker Joe Garner’s boot last Saturday. He admits news of Oldham’s win at Brighton soured the mood in Brunton Park’s away dressing room, but harks back to mid-winter when considering where things have gone wrong for Swansea this season. "I haven’t been able to do a lot with my eye like it is," he said, "and I was thinking on Sunday about the year we’ve had. "The game that sticks in the memory is Huddersfield away, when we were 2-0 up at half-time and ended up losing 3-2. "With hindsight, even a point would have been a good result there." |
