Swansea City take on Hughton’s Newcastle this afternoon amid a string of praise from the former defender who was handed the permanent role at the club this season.<\/p>\n
And he is certainmly not underestimating the Swans side that is unbeaten in eleven and just three places behind his promotion favourites.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat they\u2019ve got is almost a perfect formula,\u201d said the former Spurs assistant manager in the Western Mail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are a very good passing team who accept responsibility on the ball. But they also don\u2019t concede many goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I expect to face are a very good side who hold possession well. They get into the right areas and they are a team that defensively will get bodies back behind the ball and make themselves tough to beat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSwansea are a form team and we\u2019ve had form teams come to St James\u2019 in the past and put up a good account of themselves. The onus is on us to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaulo\u2019s got stuck in at Swansea and he\u2019s continued the work of Roberto Martinez,\u201d said the former Republic of Ireland international.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would imagine he\u2019s there because Swansea see him of similar quality and somebody who can\u2019t disrupt how they were going to play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve got a steel and a resilience that has resulted in them being on the run they are on, to go unbeaten through so many games and get so many clean sheets.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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