{"id":17047,"date":"2010-01-16T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=17047"},"modified":"2021-01-16T09:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T09:05:40","slug":"fed-express-closes-in-on-new-swans-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2010\/01\/16\/fed-express-closes-in-on-new-swans-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Express Closes In On New Swans Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twelve months ago there probably weren’t too many Swansea City fans who would have predicted the 2009 that Fede Bessone had.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given a new lease of life under manager Paulo Sousa though, Fed has produced a string of impressive performances to such an extent that the previous first choice left back was this week loaned out to Brighton until the end of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

And those factors have left\u00a0Bessone edging closer\u00a0to a new deal that will be tiggered as and when he makes 23 league starts this season\u00a0<\/span>“I am a lot happier this season,” he told the Evening Post<\/span><\/p>\n

“This season has gone very well for me as I’ve had a few more opportunities to play and settle into the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

“My first year in a new country and league was very difficult but I have a lot more confidence now.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I have to say I feel stronger this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The gaffer has given me a chance to play a bigger role in the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am a stronger player now and I know I can play well at this level.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A lot of the players in this division are very strong, but you need to match them and also use your other skills to get on top.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve been involved in quite a few games. I’m really not thinking about a new contract right now,” says Bessone.<\/span><\/p>\n

“At the moment I think only about playing my part in each game. I have to show the gaffer in training that I am ready and if he gives me the chance to play in the games then that is another huge opportunity for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Football is two things. If you are playing then everything is good.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If you are not playing, whether you are injured or not in the team, then you are very sad all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I would love to be the first-choice left-back.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am happy, but I am a realist as well. We have a big squad and you never know if you are going to play or not \u2014 and that is a good thing for the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Marcos is not here now, but there is still tough competition for my place along with every other position in the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This year I think I have improved a lot under the gaffer.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He is trying to help me all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is my best time at Swansea. We have a great team here and I’m happy to be part of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twelve months ago there probably weren’t too many Swansea City fans who would have predicted the 2009 that Fede Bessone had. Given a new lease of life under manager Paulo Sousa though, Fed has produced a string of impressive performances to such an extent that the previous first choice left back was this week loaned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/453"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}