The Swans will jet out after hopefully securing their advantage at the top of league one and will return on Wednesday – ahead of a home double header against Millwall and Tranmere.\u00a0 And, as well as the rare break from action they will watch the Catalan giants in action both on the training pitch and against Celtic in the second leg of their Champions League clash.<\/p>\n
The Swans have managed to secure 40 tickets for the glamour tie which sees Barcelona leading 3-2 from the opening leg and Roberto admits that it wasn’t easy with demand so high<\/p>\n
\u201cI can guarantee you it\u2019s not easy to get 40 tickets for these games, we had to make a few phone calls.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s a great opportunity for the boys to enjoy themselves and learn by watching Barcelona play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe easiest lesson you can get is by watching other teams play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way Barcelona play at home is a fantastic lesson tactically \u2013 there\u2019s nothing better really \u2013 and something we can all take on board.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpportunities like this don\u2019t come too often with the number of games we have but, as well as watching the Celtic game, it\u2019s a huge psychological motivation to see these great players work and train.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll also realise that the Barcelona players are human and in a way realise they are not far away from that standard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I would say is why shouldn\u2019t they think of playing at that standard? If I\u2019m honest, the majority of the squad should have that aim.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a very young squad apart from a couple of individuals that have had great careers, but for the rest it should be a great motivation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a good relationship with Barcelona and Espanyol and we try to use that to work on tactical and technical aspects of the game,\u201d said Martinez.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a different game here to the one in Spain but we have done some of the things you see there this season, especially at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve shown that you can bring in different aspects and be successful in doing that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll train at Espanyol\u2019s facilities and play a game there against their B side. Then we\u2019ll have a full 24 hours recovery and hydrotherapy sessions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel the aquatonic treatments are what the boys need at the moment to make sure they are ready for the last eight weeks of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had such a hectic period since New Year\u2019s Day, too many games to have that consistency we always demand of the players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the only period that we don\u2019t have a midweek game, so it\u2019s ideal to recharge the batteries of the players and find different scenery to work on different tactical situations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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