{"id":42099,"date":"2021-05-21T08:38:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T07:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=42099"},"modified":"2021-05-21T08:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T07:38:23","slug":"cooper-not-distracted-by-crystal-palace-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2021\/05\/21\/cooper-not-distracted-by-crystal-palace-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper not distracted by Crystal Palace rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Cooper insists that all the rumours linking him with the Crystal Palace vacancy are not a distraction as he prepares his side for the second leg of the play off semi final tomorrow evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Swans will not only face Barnsley for the right to be at Wembley in just over a week but will also welcome back a crowd to the Liberty for the first time in 14 months as they look to finish a job that they started with a 1-0 win at Oakwell on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper was immediately installed as one of the favourites for the job when Roy Hodgson announced his departure earlier in the week in a rumour that the Swans could probably have done without in such an important week.<\/p>\n<p>But the Swans boss insists that his mind remains very much focused on the task in hand\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not a week for any individual topics or conversations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week is just about the second leg in the play-offs for Swansea City and doing everything we can to get the right outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in that bubble like everyone else at the moment and just focusing on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing will distract me or anybody else because this week is too important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re motivated, we\u2019re excited, all of those things you feel in big games. Nothing else is on our mind and I won\u2019t let anything get in anyone else\u2019s mind in our group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about recovery, preparation and being as ready as we can for the next game. If you do that, then nothing else creeps in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Cooper insists that all the rumours linking him with the Crystal Palace vacancy are not a distraction as he prepares his side for the second leg of the play off semi final tomorrow evening. 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