{"id":83853,"date":"2023-07-16T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T05:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83853"},"modified":"2023-07-15T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T15:49:10","slug":"we-want-the-fans-to-have-a-team-they-can-be-proud-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/16\/we-want-the-fans-to-have-a-team-they-can-be-proud-of\/","title":{"rendered":"We want the fans to have a team they can be proud of&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans pre-season continued yesterday with a 5-0 win over Swindon Town at Fairwood as the work in progress of the new coaching set up at the club continued with Martin Paterson stating that the game plan was coming together.<\/p>\n<p>Goals from Wood, Piroe, Cullen and two from Josh Thomas told the story of the 5-0 win that also saw Jerry Yates and Josh Key continue their &#8220;integration&#8221; into the squad after their recent signings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='fBVkwoxYQ5pQDBepS_OTTA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1524373464' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fBVkwoxYQ5pQDBepS_OTTA',sig:'UzRdUQT4OTP14usp7_9wyIGDtBix7Gosw133pBMTncU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1524373464',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Swans continue behind closed doors in midweek when they face Newport but then it is the first time in front of the supporters on Friday night when they travel to Oxford for the first of three friendlies which will also be streamed live on Swans TV.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first chance for the fans to see a Swansea City team under the command of Michael Duff and that is something that Paterson believes is important\u00a0 &#8220;We are looking forward to getting in front of the fans,&#8221; said the Swans assistant coach.\u00a0 &#8220;But what is more important is that we give them a team that they can be proud of and that is where our daily practice is.\u00a0 \u00a0We are working really hard to improve the group and the football club along the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paterson was doing the post match interview following the Swans 5-0 win and it was clear that there was much of the game that went to plan although the coaching staff clearly have their feet on the ground and accept that there is more work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a really good workout physically,&#8221; Paterson added.\u00a0 &#8220;We got another clean sheet which is really important for the defensive line as a collective as everyone must defend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then we went and scored five really good goals which is really pleasing but the most important thing today is the game did not go our way early on but we came through that period doing what we do well and our quality shone through.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='hCAIfwytTC1EcxDkphB35Q' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1527862695' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hCAIfwytTC1EcxDkphB35Q',sig:'jCJvyCH7__OtlA6tkAZQoqNJ-sLloXkTUIu9AMSMFDo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1527862695',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The players should be satisfied.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s really simple in that everyone works hard and defends for the team and a couple of the goals came from that pressing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are happy with that but we are not disillusioned to think that is the final article.\u00a0 This group have got individual qualities and when we piece together combinations and counter press and we can really hurt teams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are happy with the way the team is shaping up.\u00a0 \u00a0The gaffer has put them through some tough tests and they are coming through and they looked fit.\u00a0 \u00a0We will continue to ramp that up over the next three weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83854\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Margetson-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans pre-season continued yesterday with a 5-0 win over Swindon Town at Fairwood as the work in progress of the new coaching set up at the club continued with Martin Paterson stating that the game plan was coming together. 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