The Swansea City manager was critical of the fans reaction to Lee Trundle on Saturday at Bristol City but explained that some of the current players don’t necessarily understand why people would be singing towards an ex player during the course of a game.<\/p>\n
Speaking in the Western Mail ahead of the Swans home league clash with Barnsley, Roberto also admitted that he was looking forward to having a settled team – Darren Pratley sits out tonight’s game through his suspension although Leon Britton does return.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always show respect for our history and want to respect individuals and our past,\u201d said Martinez.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s the timing. During the 90 minutes when you\u2019re fighting tooth-and-nail for three points, it is the wrong time to dip back into that history.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are always times before and after the game \u2013 we should leave the romantic feelings for those times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking at my new players coming here<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re leaving their families to come here and try and win football games for Swansea City \u2013 and they don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur fans have been fantastic, and at home we have been so strong because of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything we do is for our fans \u2013 that\u2019s why we want to be in the Premiership.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey only wanted to acknowledge Trunds and that\u2019s fine, but maybe they were a bit blind to the people they were disrespecting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure every fan will realise that our players need all their support.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players out there representing our football club on the pitch and working extremely hard deserve that.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a very demanding six weeks for us in terms of injuries and suspensions,\u201d said Martinez.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has tested our squad to the maximum, and it\u2019ll be a huge test for us again without Darren.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last time we went into a game with a settled squad was against Norwich (the last game the Swans won) and we looked strong.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of a sudden, through injuries and suspensions, we have had to adapt \u2013 but I\u2019m delighted with how we\u2019ve responded.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of the three draws, I think Saturday\u2019s point was the fairest reflection of them all.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should have won at Coventry (instead of drawing 1-1) and in the 2-2 draw with Cardiff we did enough to find a winner.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s part of our learning process.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt may be points dropped, but we\u2019re going to get the rewards long-term because the squad and football club are stronger for the experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to get through this period with a smile, make sure everyone is working hard and we\u2019ll get the rewards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, we have to be perfect to get something from a game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in football, once you\u2019re through the bad periods, things start to go your way.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to make sure we come out of this stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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