Cotterill’s first half strike gave Swansea City the lead in Saturday’s FA Cup exit at Leicester and the man who is due to complete a permanent move to the Liberty hopes that the goal will see him earn a regular place in the starting line up
He told the Evening Post “I will have to wait and see whether I get another start at Middlesbrough because it’s not always about scoring goals,” Cotterill said.
“You have to put a good performance in as well and I wasn’t brilliant against Leicester.
“Hopefully I can get a run of games soon because I think then you will see the best of me, but at the same time I know the boys have been doing really well and that I have to be patient.
“I want to get myself into the team and stay in there for a long time, but I wouldn’t say I’ve been really frustrated because the team have been going so well,” he added.
“The boys in my position have been impressing and we are in the top six in the table, so I can’t really complain about things.
“I just have to stay patient, get my head down and try to take my chance when it comes.
“The style of football at Swansea is completely different from what I was used to at Sheffield United. We like to pass it whereas United play a more direct game, so I have to adapt to the change.
“The manager has told me to be more aggressive and you have to take note of what he says because he has won two Champions Leagues.
“Whatever he says I will be taking on board because I’m trying to improve as a player.
“We felt hard done by to be level at the break and obviously were disappointed to be out because we want to win every game,” Cotterill said.
“But we have a massive game in the league coming up and we have to try to move on from this by winning up at Middlesbrough. We have got a confident group of lads who haven’t lost many games this season, so hopefully that will continue.”
