Phil SumblerSteve Cooper insists that all the rumours linking him with the Crystal Palace vacancy are not a distraction as he prepares his side for the second leg of the play off semi final tomorrow evening.
The Swans will not only face Barnsley for the right to be at Wembley in just over a week but will also welcome back a crowd to the Liberty for the first time in 14 months as they look to finish a job that they started with a 1-0 win at Oakwell on Monday evening.
Cooper was immediately installed as one of the favourites for the job when Roy Hodgson announced his departure earlier in the week in a rumour that the Swans could probably have done without in such an important week.
But the Swans boss insists that his mind remains very much focused on the task in hand “It’s not a week for any individual topics or conversations.
“This week is just about the second leg in the play-offs for Swansea City and doing everything we can to get the right outcome.
“I’m in that bubble like everyone else at the moment and just focusing on that.
“Nothing will distract me or anybody else because this week is too important.
“We’re motivated, we’re excited, all of those things you feel in big games. Nothing else is on our mind and I won’t let anything get in anyone else’s mind in our group.
“It’s about recovery, preparation and being as ready as we can for the next game. If you do that, then nothing else creeps in.”
