The Swansea City manager was in confident mood as he prepared his team to face Leicester at the Liberty this weekend – their first league game for almost three weeks.
And he was so confident that he told reporters that if his side ended in the play off positions this season they would win them
He told the Western Mail “I would be happy if we carried on as we have done – and to stay in sixth. That would be a big achievement for everyone.
“And, in my opinion, if we get to the play-offs we will go to the Premier League.
“Why? We are better than everyone.
“We don’t need to buy anyone, we are strong enough. We are a good team, we are strong enough and play good football and have the resources to get promoted.
“If we keep doing what we have been doing and we get there, we have a big, big chance. This is something I believe.
“We are sixth, but we know how close it is,” he said. “We want to stay competitive, but we know we can win every game and this is what we want to do.
“We have won more than we have lost, but I want to win more.
“And we have the quality and the capacity and the right confidence to do that.
“The chairman knows what I want,” Sousa said. “If we get it, fine; if we don’t then it is also fine because I understand the club’s way and its philosophy. It is something I have accepted from the beginning.
“I want to add something to my squad all the time and if it’s possible of course I would be happy.
“I want to be better all the time, some times small changes can help you to improve quicker.
“I have my ideas and I pass those to the chairman and to the board. But the club knows the best way and what we can and cannot do.
“Whatever is settled, we will keep doing our job as we have done with the right confidence and belief.
“The chairman and the players concerned know my consideration,” said Sousa.
“Players need to play, to feel happy and to develop skills.
“And everyone is working hard to make the right decisions for those players.
“I don’t know if Stephen will still be here, but every player who is in the squad must be motivated to believe they can play.”
