O’Leary delighted with Under-23s win over Sheffield United

Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 8:52
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The Swansea City Under-23’s side kicked off a busy week yesterday with a 1-0 win over top scoring Sheffield United, a win that made it just one defeat in nine for the youngsters who continue to impress.

It was the first game of three in a week for Kris O’Leary’s team who also face Colchester on Friday before closing their season against Sheffield Wednesday next Monday but they do it in good form thanks to an impressive win that made it six games won this season.

The Swans claimed a third consecutive clean sheet as a fantastic defensive display shut out the divisionโ€™s overall top scorers at Chesterfieldโ€™s Technique Stadium.

O’Leary, as you can imagine, was delighted with the win as he explained via the club’s official website after the gameย โ€œSheffield United are top scorers in the North and South, so itโ€™s big positive for us to get another clean sheet.

โ€œThey also won their division and are a strong side, so it was a different challenge for the boys.

โ€œWeโ€™ve always had to adapt at Swansea with the way we play, and keeping the ball away from the opposition.

โ€œOf course, we want to play football and win games, and sometimes you come up against different opposition with different styles, and thatโ€™s such a good way to learn for these players.

โ€œIt was a very pleasing afternoon, and now we move quickly onto our next game.โ€

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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