Davies tried to sign Swansea City midfielder Pratley during the summer but ultimately the chase proved fruitless with Pratley staying at the Liberty – at least for now.<\/p>\n
And Davies comes face to face with his target on Saturday knowing what he – and the Swans – bring to the City Ground with them<\/p>\n
“He (Pratley) doesn’t need to prove a point,” Davies told this is Nottingham. “He knows we liked what we see in him.<\/p>\n
“He knows we identified him as the type of player we would like to see at the club.<\/p>\n
“But it did not happen and he is getting on with his job.<\/p>\n
“We are getting on with ours as well, though, and hopefully we can keep him quiet and pick up the three points.<\/p>\n
“He is a danger, there is no doubt about that. He is a very good goal scoring midfield player.<\/p>\n
“He makes good runs and we will have to be very careful to monitor that.”<\/p>\n
But Davies insisted they would not fall into the trap of believing stopping Pratley would be enough to ensure victory.<\/p>\n
“There are other threats in the side as well,” he said. “We will identify the strengths and weaknesses within their side.<\/p>\n
“They have the pace and threat of Sinclair, they have Dobbie who is a good finisher, they have Dyer who can hit you on the counter-attack.<\/p>\n
“They have been consistent over recent years,” he said.”If you look at that team, they have built up a good squad.<\/p>\n
“The majority of the squad have been together for a good while.<\/p>\n
“They have experience and confidence, through their efforts at the top end of the Championship.<\/p>\n
“But we are the same. We will give them respect, but we will also have a right go at them.<\/p>\n
“We have a side that has been together for a while as well.<\/p>\n
“But when you look at the age of them, in certain areas they have a little bit more experience.<\/p>\n
“There is no doubt that both clubs are similar, but that is why both clubs have progressed in a similar fashion in recent years.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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