Russell Martin believes there is no added pressure on Swansea City's clash with Blackpool following his side's Carabao Cup defeat to Oxford United.
We're three games in. Not really. Maybe from outside, but not us," he said when asked if there is more pressure on the Blackpool contest. "The most important game this week was tonight. People will say you contradicted that by the people you left at home, but we have to have the bigger picture in sight, there's a game on Saturday. Grimesy [Matt Grimes] has been relentless, Naughts [Kyle Naughton] is 33, a six-hour bus journey, would he have benefitted from playing tonight? We would have benefitted from having him on the pitch.
"Michael [Obafemi] and Joel [Piroe] play in positions where a lot of high intensity and a lot of sprint distance is required, so we're trying to keep a few players fresh and ready for the weekend.
"It's been a frustrating start, but there's been loads of positive signs. We created more than Rotherham, we created more than Blackburn and we created much more than Oxford tonight, and we don't win any of them. We have to believe that will turn if we keep doing the right things. So there's no pressure in terms of that, I just want to win a game of football."
