The Swansea City manager heads into his first taste of South Wales derby action with his side sitting comfotably in 3rd place in the Championship table.<\/p>\n
But with Cardiff 2 points clear at the top and with home advantage, Rodgers knows that it makes the Swans the underdogs as he explained to the Western Mail<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are underdogs and that suits us perfectly because we\u2019re happy to quietly get on with our work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not getting talked about as much, but maybe people don\u2019t know about us. Maybe they don\u2019t come down to Swansea because we don\u2019t boast about what we are going to do and that doesn\u2019t make headlines.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut my players will be happy to do their talking on the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing top brings its own pressure \u2013 and then there is the expectancy of promotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us this is only the third season in the Championship. We have got players who are still getting attuned to the division.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this is a real, real test, but every test we\u2019ve had so far we\u2019ve stood up.\u201d<\/p>\n