The Swansea City midfielder will line up in the centre of the park again today with Blackpool the visitors to the Liberty Stadium.<\/p>\n
A midweek victory over leaders West Brom has lifted the home side into the top half of the table and a further victory could lift them to the edge of the play off positions – quote a transformation from the side that was criticsed at the start of the season.<\/p>\n
And Britton puts some of that down to the reformation of the midfield that bought so many plaudits las season as he told the Western Mail \u201cMaybe the midfield haven\u2019t performed as well as we can do<\/p>\n
\u201cThe defence has been brilliant keeping clean sheets \u2013 although we\u2019ve defended well as a team \u2013 and people have understood the difficulty we\u2019ve had up front with new players coming in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe midfield did very well last year and perhaps we\u2019ve come under focus and in for a bit of criticism because we haven\u2019t been at our best.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult. We\u2019ve not had a settled midfield because of injuries, suspensions, so it\u2019s been tough getting that understanding.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the signs have been there in the last few games that we\u2019re keeping the ball well again and taking control of games.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a similar role to last year, if a little more defensive,\u201d explained Britton.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about screening the back four but getting the ball rolling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind that, I enjoy it \u2013 it\u2019s not as if I\u2019ve been a prolific goalscorer. And I can get on the ball more which I feel comfortable doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we have different players for different roles for different games and the options we have had show the strength is coming back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have struggled with players missing and, although it looked like we were getting Ferrie Bodde back at one point and Joe came back, injuries hit again.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019re looking much more settled now and people like Joe and Prats coming back show that.”<\/p>\n