Swans goalkeeper Dorus De Vries wants the Swans to get back the pride and passion after the weekend hammering

The Swans travel to Deepdale and a meeting with Preston on Tuesday night looking to bounce back from the result that saw them beaten by four goals at Reading.

And had it not been for some good saves from the Dutchman the Swans could have been on the end of an even worse hammering - he made at least three crucial saves to keep the score down to four goals.

And he is looking for the Swans to right those wrongs straight away, telling the Western Mail “We have to take a good look at ourselves in the mirror, we have to play better than that.

“This game will be a lesson for us. And that lesson is we must show some pride and passion because, without it, you are in big trouble.

“We’ve got to show some guts in games like this. We don’t want to be conceding early goals like that away from home.

“I had to go absolutely berserk in the first half. To concede three goals like that was unbelievable.

“I took the responsibility against Crystal Palace but there was nothing I could do this time.

“It’s annoying because you know it’s not your fault but you have still conceded four goals.

“But we win and lose as a team. So it was a bad day for everyone.

“We had the momentum and we wanted to keep it going,

“But we couldn’t do that and we have to start again.”

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