Planet Swans ArchivesNeil Taylor has more reason than most perhaps to want a Swans victory at Goodison Park tonight
Taylor will line up against Everton tonight wanting a win not just because of his Liverpool supporting childhood but because victory could also deliver a top 10 place for the Swans at the Christmas period.
A win for the Swans would take them past the 20 point barrier – often mooted as halfway towards survival – with less than half the season gone as well as notching up their first away win of the season and their first ever competitive win over Everton.
So plenty to play for on that basis as Taylor explained “It will be a big boost for us to break the 20-point mark,
“But the problem is every year the teams who get relegated always get more and more points.
“Look at Blackpool and the points they had last season. It was surprising. No matter how many points you get, it’s all relative to how the league is going. You just don’t know if 40 points will be enough.
“I will have some family at the game and it will be nice to win there,” smiled Taylor. “But I don’t really mind where we get our wins from. It will be nice just to get our first away win.
“It isn’t getting the players down because we haven’t performed badly away from home and a lot of teams in the league thrive on their home form.
“But winning away is something we want to get out of the way.
“It’s not going to be easy at Everton because they are an established Premier League team who are always around the European places.
“They aim for that every year and have some great players. We have to watch the likes of Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini because they are good in the air and Everton will want to put balls in the box.
“It gives us confidence that the promoted teams have done well there.
“But we don’t worry about other teams. We look at things from our own point of view.
“Teams haven’t had much joy at places like Anfield and St James’ Park, but we have.
“Goodison is a great, little ground with the supporters tight to the pitch.
“It’s a tough place to go to but we want another result. Everything is bigger and better in this league.”
