Ferrie Bodde and Joe Allen will soon be joined by Darren Pratley in returning from injury giving Paulo Sousa a rare chance to select from a host of players who he can fit into his central midfield.<\/p>\n
And Orlandi – thrust into central midfield this season – remains intent on holding his place in the starting line up as he told the Western Mail “If I play well, I will keep my shirt<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I don\u2019t, then there are players waiting to come in. But that pressure has always been there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt keeps you on your toes and I love it. I\u2019m not going to worry about it<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way I see it, I\u2019m not competing against my team-mates; I\u2019m competing against other teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter two seasons without playing much, it\u2019s been hard,\u201d he admitted. \u201cIn pre-season, the manager talked to me about moving in from the wing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually played in a similar position behind the strikers when I was on loan at Barcelona.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been struggling a little bit physically \u2013 central midfield is more physical in Britain \u2013 but now I\u2019m getting used to it and enjoying it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it wouldn\u2019t matter if I had to go back to the wing, or even play left-back, I would play.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery game I play, I\u2019m playing better, so I\u2019m very happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re making opportunities and the goals will come,\u201d said Orlandi, whose only goal for the Swans came against Reading last January.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it is in your mind when you\u2019re out there playing that we haven\u2019t scored enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, the next move is to try and score goals. That\u2019s one thing I\u2019m not doing, but I know I can.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a good left foot and need to shoot more. When I have the chance, I need more composure.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven when I haven\u2019t been playing, the Swansea fans have been fantastic with me,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to give them something back. I\u2019m doing all I can, but I know I can give them more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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