Planet Swans ArchivesLeicester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson insists that the Swans will triumph at Wembley on 30 May and he told the Western Mail “Swansea have played good football all season
“They are really the only team who has played us out of the park.
“The game at the Liberty Stadium was one of the few that we did not deserve to win or even draw – they were much better than we were and I was extremely impressed by them.”
But with Swansea having to overcome in-form Forest before dreaming of Wembley, Eriksson added: “There are four strong teams, and it’s impossible to know who will go through but Nottingham Forest have had a good run and the team who comes on a good run at the end normally has a good chance to do it.”
Sven's views were echoed by Neil Warnock – manager of Champions QPR – who said “Reading have had a good run, although in the last two or three games they have dropped off
“But they have got themselves into the play-offs and they have some great players.
“And Forest have come good at the right time. Billy Davies has a youngish squad there, but if they believe in themselves they can beat anyone on their day.
“Dave Jones has the hardest job because of the disappointment of missing out on the top two and the way they missed out.
“That will be the hardest thing, to get them going again.
“So I have got a sneaky feeling for Swansea, if I’m honest.
“But I don’t know what will happen — they could implode in one game and throw their chances away.
“The play-offs are the play-offs – really it’s heads or tails in these games.
“If you were a betting man, you would not have put a penny on Blackpool last year, so everybody’s got a chance.”
