Roberto's Rollocking Inspires Swans

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Lee Trundle declared that manager Roberto Martinez had given the side a "right rollocking" at half time when trailing to Bournemouth at half time on Saturday.

The Swans were a goal down at the interval and seemingly slipping away from the play off picture when Martinez let the side know that the performance was unacceptable and that things would have to pick up in the second half.

And it was Trundle's late goal that capped a fight back that saw the Swans end with a point when all seemed lost and give them hope going into the last three games of the season.

Trundle told the Western Mail "We came in at half-time and the gaffer's given us a good rollocking, That's what we deserved, we weren't at it and they were the better side.

"But the boss is like that if it's not going well and we're not doing the things that he's saying.

"I've seen it plenty of times when he was a player, he shows his passion for the game because he wants to win.

"When that happens you deserve to get told, you do need that from a manager.

"He's got every right to do that and I thought, second half, we came out and showed good character to get a point.

"On the first-half performance we didn't deserve anything, but the lads responded to the gaffer and showed good character."

"The way we started the game was not of a team that wants to get promoted," said Martinez.

"You can't start thinking things are just going to happen. You have to make sure that you have the platform to show your talent.

"I don't think we did that, the concentration at the start wasn't there and we gave Bournemouth a great starting point.

"I wouldn't say if this is a point gained or two lost because every point is one towards our points tally. The draw is only good or bad depending upon the next result, and we're counting on the Liberty crowd with two of our last three games at home. To have two home fixtures is a massive plus. Even though we're still three points outside the play-off places, I feel our play-off destiny is in our own hands."