The Swansea City manager told the Western Mail after Monday's 4-1 win over Ipswich Town “Apart from when we switched off for their goal, I thought we were magnificent.<\/p>\n
“To get four points from six over a busy period is a testament to the players and now the aim is to finish as high as we can. <\/p>\n
“And to do that we have to stick to our tactics which are to pass the ball, to press and to have patience. That’s been a winning formula for us all season.<\/p>\n
“We’ve gone into every game to win and that will be the intention again and the formula will be no different.<\/p>\n
“Because we want to go into these last couple of games in good form.<\/p>\n
“We found the right spirt at Portsmouth which had been missing in a few games and it allowed us to go into Monday with big confidence – and it showed.<\/p>\n
“Our game is based on ourselves where we respect our opponent, but we do not have any fear.<\/p>\n
“Now, whenever and wherever the season finishes, we want to be the very best we can.<\/p>\n
“I’ve told the players the season starts now rather than finishes because we’ve got into the play-offs."<\/p>\n
And would Brendan be tempted to rest players in the last couple of games after leaving out leading scorer Scott Sinclair on Monday? <\/p>\n
“I’ve known Scott a long time and he looked tired,” Rodgers explained.<\/p>\n
“He looked tired even when he came on. But it’s his first full season and the first time he’s played this many games.<\/p>\n
“Some people have said he’s gone off the boil, but that’s because his standards are so high.<\/p>\n
“He’s got 20-plus goals as a winger, played nearly every minute of every game, worked up and down that touchline and sweated blood for the club, so it’s natural he will have a bit of tiredness.<\/p>\n
“But it’s my job to manage that, the same as it is with Joe Allen.<\/p>\n
“They are big talents and you could play them every time. But sometimes they need rests.”<\/p>\n
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