{"id":19002,"date":"2012-11-18T10:01:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T10:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=19002"},"modified":"2020-11-18T07:46:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T07:46:43","slug":"laudrup-on-best-away-performance-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2012\/11\/18\/laudrup-on-best-away-performance-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Laudrup On Best Away Performance Of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Laudrup hailed his sides win at Newcastle as their best performance of the season<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was the best away performance of the season, even better than QPR on the opening day and Liverpool in the cup,\u201d said Laudrup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo come to a place like Newcastle when they really needed to get a win after losing last\u00a0<span id=\"itxthook1p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook1w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">weekend<\/span><a id=\"itxthook1\" class=\"itxtnewhook itxthookactive\" href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/footballnation\/swanseacityfc\/swansea-city-fc\/2012\/11\/17\/91466-32254146\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"itxthook1icon\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstimg itxthookicon\" src=\"http:\/\/images.intellitxt.com\/ast\/adTypes\/icon1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and play like that was excellent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"art-o art-align-left otm-12932943 \">\n<div id=\"o32253704\" class=\"playergallery\">\n<div class=\"playergallery-wrap clearfix\">\n<div id=\"gallery\" class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"controls_top\" class=\"controls\">\n<div class=\"ss-controls\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slideshow-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thumbs\" class=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"bottom pagination\">\u00a0\u201cWe knew that Newcastle were going to make things very difficult for us because they are desperate to climb up the table, but I thought we were superb.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom pagination\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom pagination\">\n<p>\u201cWe kept possession well and some of our counter-attacking was fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe scored two, but I can say that we created eight or nine great chances to score.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only disappointment was that we conceded right at the end and had to suffer until the final seconds, but I can live with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn lots of our games we have five or six new players and normally it takes a little time for players to get to know each other and settle in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that is why I believe we will get better in the second half of the season when the players have had more chance to get used to playing with each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we play that well it is not possible to pick out one or two players because the whole team was outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the way we play we cannot afford to have two or three players who are not on their game, but I thought the level of our performance as a team was great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItay has come on in the last couple of games and done very well and I wanted someone who could make those runs in behind and cause problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to drop Michu back into midfield and I thought Itay did very well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what Michu does so well,\u201d said Laudrup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he is in midfield he can play our possession game and when we go forward he arrives late in the box from the second line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is very difficult to mark when he plays that way and it is where a lot of his goals come from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not an easy position to play but he does it very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Wales Online\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/footballnation\/swanseacityfc\/swansea-city-fc\/2012\/11\/17\/91466-32254146\/#ixzz2CZEBst8O\">http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/footballnation\/swanseacityfc\/swansea-city-fc\/2012\/11\/17\/91466-32254146\/?#ixzz2CZEBst8O<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Laudrup hailed his sides win at Newcastle as their best performance of the season \u201cI thought it was the best away performance of the season, even better than QPR on the opening day and Liverpool in the cup,\u201d said Laudrup. &nbsp; 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