Pintado has been reasonably heavily backed by Swans fans to be the Championship's top scorer this season and he opened his account yesterday with a sublime finish from a Mark Gower cross to put the seal on the Swans 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Liberty.<\/p>\n
His first appearance of the season was a substitute one when he replaced Jason Scotland in the second half and the goal was the icing over what appeared to be a very positive start in Swansea colours.<\/p>\n
The fans have had high hopes for the striker since he signed in the summer and the first goal was just the start of repaying that faith – faith that is echoed by his manager who said after yesterday's match “It’s as good a goal as you see at any level<\/p>\n
“Other players can do that but they cost five or six million pounds.<\/p>\n
“Gorka has already repaid his £70,000 transfer fee.<\/p>\n
“He is hungry, he has given up everything to come here and he is desperate to win games for Swansea City. That is a recipe for success.<\/p>\n
“It’s very difficult to find a player like him and it was well documented how hard we worked to get him because he was a special player out in Spain.<\/p>\n
“He could be a big player in the Championship but we can’t look that far ahead.<\/p>\n
“Gorka is completely different player to the other three strikers we have. He is very aggressive, has a good understanding of the game and, above all, is a clinical finisher.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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