Speaking at his pre-match press conference yesterday – his official unveiling, the former Swans captain said “I know what U’m getting into. My father is manager of a second division team in Spain so I know what the job means and represents.<\/p>\n
“I’m well prepared and I will give everything I’ve got to take Swansea to the next level. I know the expectations and I’m up for the challenge. I’m looking at things long term but our aim this season is promotion.<\/p>\n
“There are still 10 weeks of the season left and we’ve got to try and get as many points as we can. I know the squad and how much talent is in the dressing room. Maybe the fans are worried at the moment but I’d like to ask for unity and patience.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have experience as a manager but you are stupid if you think experience guarantees success. I hope I can make up for the lack of experience with the other qualities.<\/p>\n
“The players were my friends when I was a player and they are still my friends. But as a manager I will have to make tough decisions – that is part of the job. I know the players well I know how professional they are and that they will accept my decisions.<\/p>\n
“I met the players at the hotel before the Yeovil game and I felt they were excited about things. We had a successful time together and there is a lot of respect between us. I don’t have to be a bad guy but at the end of the day if anyone crosses the line then we will have to take action. I’m not going to change as a person. I’m going to be the same man but I know there will be times where I’m going to have to be ruthless. The decisions I make will be for the good of Swansea City.”<\/p>\n
Roberto’s words were echoed by his chairman who added “Roberto is a very determined man and he will do whatever he has to do in order to be successful. He’s a nice person but can also look after himself and knows what he wants.<\/p>\n
“We don’t feel that a lot needs changing in order to keep moving forward. It’s not as if we’re bottom of the league and needing to rebuild. It only needs a few small changes. We’ve got a good squad of players at the club and it’s a case of getting the morale and team spirit back and getting them focused. We think Roberto is the man to do that.<\/p>\n
“We went with our gut feeling and that was to go with Roberto. He wants to play the type of football we’d like to watch. We had a lot of applications for the job and some of the applicants had good records which shows the club is moving in the right direction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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