A note from Michael Duff
Photograph of Michael Duff
Good afternoon and welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for our Championship fixture against Sheffield Wednesday.
We head into this game disappointed not to have picked up our first league win of the season against Queens Park Rangers in midweek.
The end to that game probably sums up where we are a bit at the minute, but the players gave everything and I cannot ask for more than that.
I thought we started the game well with the ball, we wanted to be able to threaten QPR in different ways and we were able to do that.
Then, without the ball, the players showed a lot of fight and spirit. The attitude towards defending our box was really good, and I thought our two centre-halves were outstanding.
I don’t recall Carl Rushworth having a save of note to make and, in the end, it’s taken a header from nearly 18 yards to deny us all three points.
The aim for us now is to put those different elements of the game together into an all-round performance this afternoon; where we combine the good things we have shown with the ball, without it and in transitional phases.
There is frustration we have not got that win yet, myself and the players all want to win for this club. There has been a lot of change over the course of the summer, and when you have that much change things take time to implement.
I am tremendously proud to have the opportunity to lead this club, and to try and build something that will leave the club in a better place.
Within that I understand people want to see the team win games, football is a results-driven business, and we are all doing our utmost to make sure we get the three points this afternoon.
We face a Sheffield Wednesday team who, like ourselves, are searching for their first win.
They have a number of players who are proven at Championship level, and the challenge for us is to produce a 90-minute performance that gives us the best chance of getting the result we all want.
Enjoy the game,
Michael
[Post edited 22 Sep 2023 20:16]
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