Waddle – I Love To Watch Swansea

ESPN pundit Chris Waddle admits that he loves to watch the Swans as they prepare to cover the clash against Man Utd this weekend

Waddle also praised Swans wingers Nathan Dyer and Scott Sinclair and believes that the Swans style could hurt Man Utd this weekend.

Waddle said Wingers with pace will always be a huge asset in football and Swansea are blessed with them

“Sinclair’s direct with great pace and he loves to go to past people. He is a right-footed player on the left wing so he can cut inside on to his stronger foot but he isn’t afraid to use his left foot and has the quality to do it.

“The number of goals he scored last season speaks for itself and he has made the step up to the top flight.

“Dyer is a bit different, more tricky than Sinclair but with the same electric pace and a real crowd-pleaser.

“Then they’ve got the likes of Wayne Routledge who can come off the bench and is a similar sort of player.

“United have some great wingers, Giggs if he plays wide, Nani, (Antonio) Valencia, (Ashley) Young, and we can expect a real exhibition when they all get together on Saturday.

“I’m sure the Swansea supporters will be looking forward to it.

“I love to watch teams like Swansea because they play the game how I like to see it played.

“People want to watch teams that excite, score goals and have players who are free to express themselves on the pitch.

“You certainly get value for money when you watch Swansea, they get the ball down, have great movement and it’s a style of football supporters want to watch.

“Swansea have enough in their locker to hurt teams, including Manchester United.

“Martinez brought Swansea to everyone’s attention,” continued Waddle, who also won three French league titles with Olympic Marseilles.

“People remembered them for going up and down the divisions in the early 80s but they had been struggling for a few years.

“All of a sudden people were saying, ‘Have you seen how Swansea play?’ And they were getting a lot of publicity.

“He brought some Spanish lads in and all of a sudden people were talking about Swansea’s style of football.

“I’m all for it and it’s how we should be showing children to play football. I love to see the goalkeeper passing the ball out instead of just kicking it long.

“It’s won Swansea a lot of admirers, just as it did Blackpool last season.

“Brendan Rodgers has carried on the good work started by Martinez and now taken Swansea to the next level.

“There is a group of young managers trying to change the game and the way it is being played over here and Brendan Rodgers is definitely among that. He has his system and he is going to stick to that.

“The United defeat affected Blackpool for the rest of the season when really they should have just forgot about it and moved on.

“Swansea have got nothing to lose this weekend.

“There are seven or eight teams involved in the relegation scrap and every single one will know that when they play Manchester United they are not expecting to get anything from the game.

“The Swansea players will have watched your likes of Giggs and Wayne Rooney on the television for years and have been dying for the chance to go up against them.

“They should enjoy the challenge.

“United will have chances, they always do, but they will also know they won’t have it all their own way.

“As always in the Premier League it will be down to who takes their chances.”