Swansea City will head to Histon this weekend looking to avoid a second successive shock knockout in the competition at this stage.<\/p>\n
It was almost 12 months back when Havant and Waterlooville sprung a surprise to knock the Swans out and whilst there is no anticipation of a similair reverse, Butler does believe that their opponents have been ignorant in their response to the draw.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Western Mail, Butler said \u201cHiston probably think of Swansea as a tiny, little stadium somewhere in Wales<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re probably a bit ignorant that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re a team like that, you want to hear Man Utd or Arsenal\u2019s name coming out \u2013 I\u2019d like to think that was why they were groaning when they heard our name. Obviously, we want to finish the tie in one go.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, if they did get a replay and come back here, I think they\u2019d get a surprise.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd they\u2019d find they\u2019d be really happy to play in a stadium like the Liberty.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019d rather have drawn another side from the Championship, in some ways,\u201d said the Irishman.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeams from outside the Football League can be a bit unorthodox \u2013 you don\u2019t always know what you\u2019re coming up against, as we saw last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI personally find it harder against teams like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you go away, the pitch isn\u2019t good and everyone\u2019s against you, everyone hates you.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tough environment to go and play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are small grounds, but you forget how much noise they generate.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything can go against you \u2013 the weather, the referee, the fans \u2013 but you\u2019ve just got to get on with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHiston are a big, strong team and we know they pose a threat at set-pieces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have to concentrate fully and be at the top of our game to stop them scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough, but we have to be professional \u2013 and we will be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Butler\u2019s manager also makes no secret of his feelings regarding the Swans\u2019 fourth consecutive FA Cup tie against non-league opposition.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows the lack of luck we have in the FA Cup,\u201d said Martinez.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur role on Saturday is the worst one to play in the FA Cup \u2013 everyone expects the league side to get through.<\/p>\n
\u201cAway from home against a non-league side, they are the favourites in many ways. It\u2019s going to be difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s something we had to go through three times last season \u2013 and we know exactly what is needed to come through.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to make sure we are ready on the day and that we adapt to the conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the attitude \u2013and, if we get it right, we could get the rewards in the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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