Hodgson Happy With The Way His Side Dug In

Sunday, 15 February 2009, 8:41
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He told the after match press conference โ€œI thought it was a jaded performance from us and a good performance from them.

โ€œBut Iโ€™m not angry at the performance because, although we can play better than that, Swansea are a good side and you have to give them credit. They made life difficult for us and they fully deserved their draw.

โ€œIโ€™m pleased because when things arenโ€™t going your way itโ€™s important you stay defensively organised and dig in to give you that chance of winning the game.

โ€œMark Schwarzer made some brilliant saves and I thought we could have done better in counter-attacking situations.

โ€œBut Swansea were a threat throughout and they were a very good test for us.

โ€œIt was important we dug in and I was pleased with the way we did that. Hopefully in the replay we can show Swansea a little bit more of the form we have been showing this season.

โ€œYou can certainly see why they are in the fifth round of the FA Cup and on the verge of the play-offs because they have some good players and play very good football.โ€

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