Huw Jenkins reveals delight for Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup
HUW Jenkins has expressed his delight for Michael Laudrup after victory over his predecessor sent Swansea City into the last eight of the League Cup for the first time in their history.
Swansea are dreaming of a trip to Wembley having been handed a home quarter-final clash with Middlesbrough following Wednesday's rousing triumph over Liverpool.
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Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins
Laudrup made a statement of intent by picking a strong side at Anfield, and Swansea got their rewards with a 3-1 success over former boss Brendan Rodgers's team.
"It's great to be in the quarter-finals for the first time, but it's great for our manager as well," said Swansea chairman Jenkins
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"Taking over and coming in as he did was a difficult task.
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"But let's hope things can build now, especially from a good performance against Manchester City last Saturday and now beating Liverpool.
"We are delighted. I thought we played really well at City, but we didn't get the result — sometimes it goes that way.
"But we didn't to do that again at Anfield. We didn't want to go there, play well and get nothing out of the game.
"Some things went for us and we ended up winning, which is great."
Laudrup has endured highs and lows during his brief Swansea tenure, with a five-game winless streak in the Premier League coming on the back of a spectacular start to the campaign.
Stories emerged about unrest in the dressing room last month, but Swansea have responded to them by beating Wigan, giving City a fright at the Etihad and winning at Liverpool for only the second time in their history.
Swansea have never been this far in what is now the Capital One Cup, and are only two rounds away from a first ever major cup final.
"We'd love to have a trip to Wembley," Jenkins added.
"But we can't afford to forget the most important thing, which is making sure we keep winning in the Premier League.
"We are taking the cup seriously, although Liverpool was about keeping up momentum as well.
"The boys have started playing well and we have to make sure we keep getting results and building confidence which will help everybody."
Rodgers was full of praise for Swansea after seeing them humble his much-changed Liverpool side on their own patch.
Swansea led at the break thanks to Chico Flores's header, and were 2-0 up when Nathan Dyer scored on the counter-attack.
Substitute Luis Suarez gave Liverpool hope, but Swansea clinched victory in stoppage time through Jonathan de Guzman.
Rodgers accepted that the better team won — and suggested that Liverpool need to follow Swansea's lead.
"Swansea can do very well in the competition," he said. "I know as well as anyone that the Liberty is a very difficult place to go, and Swansea are well equipped.
"They are a very good side — you saw bright, creative, sharp play with good intensity.
"Their ethos is very much about the team — there is no individual greater than the team. That's something we are moving towards at Liverpool, but that will take time."
Rodgers was gushing about Swansea old boy Joe Allen, adding: "I thought he was incredible. You can see that he has just come out of that team into our team with his brightness and his cleverness."
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Comments
by slagheap
Saturday, November 03 2012, 9:42PM
“Hadoken I am sorry you are wrong,until we can sell out for EVERY premier league match there is no need to expand the ground.”
by Hadoken8688
Saturday, November 03 2012, 5:00PM
“Well done to swansea, drawing against chealsea\euro champions at home against a much better chelsea than last year! Awesome stuff!
Brilliant crowd too, we sound and look like a proper club.”
by immigrant1
Saturday, November 03 2012, 2:49PM
“morton1947 - what distressing financial times? The UK is very close to being the richest it's ever been. These are great times. If you thin now is bad, you're lucky you weren't around 10, 20, 30, 40 or more years ago. The current period is absolutely awesome.”
by Hadoken9742
Saturday, November 03 2012, 12:17PM
“Yes but you forget that the club is growing in size every year.
Not smaller.
Even if it takes 2\3 years to get the money back, its still a no brainer...”
by slagheap
Saturday, November 03 2012, 12:00PM
“Hadoken I am sorry you dont know what you are talking about when it comes to the Stadium expansion,just one look at the attendances at the Liberty this year will give you your answer.We only sell out for the big games.”
by Hadoken666665
Friday, November 02 2012, 8:43PM
“No it wont, every time I have tried to get a ticket its been fully booked and I think swansea are going to be a regular fixture in this league.
The amount of money it would take to make it happen would be made back within a year.
5000 extra seats at £30 a game would cover the costs in under a year, its a no brainer investment for the future.
trust me, I know what I am on about...”
by slagheap
Friday, November 02 2012, 7:47PM
“Hadoken 222222 I agree with everything you have said except expanding the stadium,there is no need it would be a waste of good money.”
by trncjack
Friday, November 02 2012, 6:11PM
“after the departures of de souza who has done nothing since leaving ,and martinez who has strugled at wigan and now with br doing the same at lfc ,managers might think twice aboutlooking else where”
by Hadoken222222
Friday, November 02 2012, 3:03PM
“Yes hats off to huw, without people like him at the helm who know what we need to go forward, we would not have people like laudrup, which in turn would not get us stars like Michu and Co.
players\managers will come and go, I think Huw will always remain. never sell us out to a foreign subsidy. Lets show everyone what we can do. And I think when the financial fair play rules come into play things will only get better for us.
Cant wait for the game at Liverpool at home in the next few weeks. Must get a ticket!
Gonna be a real blood game I think cos we caused a stoked a lot of media unrest by beating them, they are going to want to put it straight.
Lets keep the main movers in the team signed up to ensure we keep them, or get great money for them if they go. If someone wants to do a Brendan and give us silly money then so be it.
Look at what we got for that 20 million for allen and rodgers.
michu
ki
hernandez
laudrup
flores
Excludes a few others who have yet to make their mark and money left over.
Lets expand the stadium at the end of this season depending on how we get on!”
by alwaysajack
Friday, November 02 2012, 2:54PM
“Morton, I fully agree with your sentiments. The relationship he seems to have with our managers is an excellent example to any team on how a club should be run. He knows the budget, and knows when to push the boat out. He doesnt do it often I grant you, but when required he has NEVER let us down. Brilliant financial business with Scott, Joey and BR. All inspirational in their own right but not missed as they were replaced with like for like. STID”