Nathan Dyer is far from concerned over competition for his spot

The Swansea City man could almost be forgiven if he was concerned over his future at the club but some excellent form means he is an early name on most team sheets and he wants that to continue as he uses the competition for motivation.

“Scott lived about five or 10 minutes from where we were born back home so I know him very well,” Dyer told the Western Mail.

“But, whenever the club brings in a new player, especially in your position, you always think, am I going to be left out?

“But, as long as you keep playing and keep performing, then the manager has no reason to drop you. That’s my motto.

“It was the same when David Cotterill came in. I was playing well and I knew that if I keep to what I was doing I would keep my place. It’s the same now.

“Scott has come in, he’s only played a few games, but he wants to establish himself and be consistent too,” said Dyer, insisting that playing regularly is the key after completing his first full season only last term. “We don’t just want to have one good game here and a couple of bad ones – we want to be on the ball all the time.

“We’re happy with the way we’re playing and the manager lets us play our own game, especially the attackers. We were more defensive last year, but the gaffer has come in and said look, ‘I want to play attacking football, score goals and win matches.’ That’s the only way we’ll do it by going out and attacking. It’s paying off.”

“We have sharpness up front to score goals and that’s what we’re doing at the moment. and we want to keep that going."

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