Pearson – We are more potent then we are given credit for

Saturday, 12 February 2022, 11:30
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Nigel Pearson will bring his Bristol City side tomorrow looking to extend their lead over the Swans in the league table in a game that he, obviously says that they don’t want to lose especially as the Swans took all three points at Ashton Gate earlier on in the season.

A Joel Piroe strike was enough to separate the teams and give Russell Martin a first league win in charge of the Swans back in August a win that prompted Pearson to say afterwards “Itโ€™s not about excuses itโ€™s about being realistic. We created enough chances to win the game tonight, maybe to win two games but we didnโ€™t take them.”

It is definitely one of those “wrongs” that Pearson would like to correct on Sunday in SA1 as he prepares himself for a return to the dugout after missing their midweek win over Reading thanks to a ‘scheduled routine medical procedure’

It was a procedure that he was asked about during his press conference yesterday and he answered “Iโ€™m feeling okay thanks.”

Moving onto the challenge of the Swans on Sunday the Bristol City boss was a little more detailed and specific when he talked about “Itโ€™s a derby so itโ€™ll be a tough game. Weโ€™ll be well supported whether it be in person at the stadium or whether our fans watch it elsewhere I know there will be a lot of interest in how we perform and of course the result.

“Weโ€™re expecting what everyone expects when you play against Swansea and that is a team that like to keep possession, weโ€™ll have to make sure that weโ€™re good at what we do.

“There arenโ€™t many teams that have scored goals more goals than us, the problem has been letting into many throughout the season but certainly recently. Weโ€™re a more potent force than people have given us credit for.

“Itโ€™ll be an interesting game, itโ€™s one that we donโ€™t want to lose, but one that we want to win.”

The game at the Swansea.com stadium kicks off at 1pm.

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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