Martin – I want to watch our team from the side of the pitch and enjoy it

Russell Martin’s first interview as a Swans boss will be music to the ears of the Jack Army as he spoke to the official site about wanting to watch the team from the side of the pitch and enjoy it.

Words that will ring true after many of the performances of the last two years have not been entertaining to watch and whilst Steve Cooper was able to grind out results on the pitch there was little enjoyment in watching the football with the only plus point being we haven’t been able to be there to watch for the past 18 months making it all slightly easier.

After his three year contract was confirmed on Sunday evening, Martin spoke to the club’s official website and said “I am immensely proud and excited, to be honest, everything I have heard about the club – be it from the owners, the people here who work inside the club, and people who have been here before that I know – underlines how special it is.

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“I know the fanbase and what they expect in terms of the modern Swansea Way, that started under Roberto Martinez and continued under Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup and people like that.

“I am looking forward to hopefully giving the fans a team they feel really connected with, that is strong in the Swansea Way, because there is no doubt the supporters and club are connected to a certain way of doing things.

“I am looking forward to giving them a team that excites them, that they enjoy. I want to watch our team from the side of the pitch and enjoy it, otherwise what’s the point?

“I don’t want to be involved anything that I don’t enjoy, and that includes watching our own team.

“I want to give the fans a team they can be proud and identify with. A team that looks the same everywhere we go, be it at the Liberty Stadium or away from home.

“It will be a team that gives them everything they have got.”

Amen to that Russell and very positive words to start off his campaign.   It is difficult to know how quick the players can adapt to the style that Martin wants to produce for the team and – as fans – we need to be patience as we build on what can be very solid foundations but these words are definitely music to our ears.

You can catch the full video interview with Russell Martin below – full comments on the official site at the link next to the source.