The Swansea City striker notched numbers six and seven of the season against Barnsley on Tuesday night as they fought back from two goals down to snatching a point in the last minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n
And that is form that Scotland is looking to take into this weekend’s clash with Sheffield United when the Swans look to end a run that has seen them draw the last four games.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Western Mail, the Swans striker said \u201cSometimes I think about it and ask myself how much people actually want from me,\u201d he joked. \u201cThey probably think I set a high standard last season so they expect the same in the Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if they want me to score 25-30 goals this season as well. But chances are much harder to come by in this league.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I get them I\u2019m confident I will take them. I still want to hit the 20-goal mark as well, so I will definitely be working hard to get as many as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously I want to score more goals. But having seven already is still a good return for this stage of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you hear managers like Barnsley\u2019s Simon Davey talking about how he told his players specifically to mark me tightly, you can see that it\u2019s going to be more difficult for me this year,\u201d said Scotland.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I like the battle and it brings out the best of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get one or two opportunities each game and I just have to take them. It\u2019s hard though because everyone knows I am a goalscorer and defenders mark me much closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always thought I would still get chances, though. It\u2019s just that I knew they wouldn\u2019t come as frequently as they did last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you hear managers like Barnsley\u2019s Simon Davey talking about how he told his players specifically to mark me tightly, you can see that it\u2019s going to be more difficult for me this year,\u201d said Scotland.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I like the battle and it brings out the best of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get one or two opportunities each game and I just have to take them. It\u2019s hard though because everyone knows I am a goalscorer and defenders mark me much closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always thought I would still get chances, though. It\u2019s just that I knew they wouldn\u2019t come as frequently as they did last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know our performance wasn\u2019t good enough against Barnsley.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we will be looking to put that right today and hopefully we will get the result we want.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter so many draws, it\u2019s a game we must win to get back towards the play-offs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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