Alan Tate was under no illusions that Jordi Gomez made the most of the challenge that saw Nathan Dyer sent off on Saturday<\/p>\n
“I was warming up and I saw Nathan go for the ball and there was not much wrong with it,” Tate told the Evening Post<\/p>\n
“The ball was there to be won and Jordi didn’t have control so it’s one of those where you ask what he’s been sent off for — the tackle or intent?<\/p>\n
“And I know from my time playing with Jordi he goes down quite easily. Did he make the most of it? Yes.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t see it fully but I gather there was a bit of rolling around.<\/p>\n
“But is it annoying? Not really — he won us a few penalties in the Championship so you can’t really complain.”<\/p>\n
The result on Saturday left former Swans boss Roberto Martinez under increasing pressure at the DW Stadium and Tate added “He’s bottom of the league and under a bit of pressure but do I feel sorry for him? No.<\/p>\n
“It’s unfortunate because he’s a nice fellow and the club owe him a lot. He came in, changed the system and we’ve progressed from there.<\/p>\n
“But as an opposing manager I can’t feel sorry for him. He knew what he was getting into, he made his choice.”<\/p>\n
And victory left the Swans within touching distance of securing their safety in the Premier League – something that Tate never thought would be in doubt<\/p>\n
“There were never doubts in the changing room<\/p>\n
“We’ve had coverage and plaudits nationwide, even worldwide, but the dressing room knew what we were capable of.<\/p>\n
“People don’t take much notice of the Championship but we knew we had good players.<\/p>\n
“Our first win, which we waited for, settled us and it was a big confidence boost drawing with Tottenham from being a goal behind.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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