The boss at the Liberty Stadium has expressed his contentment over the Swans achievements halfway into the season.
Swansea have compiled 25 points from their 19 fixtures, and occupy the ninth slot in the table. The South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 and played some tidy matches against the top-flight teams.
Last week, they held leaders, Manchester United onto a 1-1 draw – the Red Devils first of the campaign. Besides that, they have also fared well in the Capital One Cup, where they will square off with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the semi-final.
Laudrup, who took over the Swansea reins in June following Brendan Rodgers departure, unravelled his satisfaction over what has transpired for him thus far at the club.
He admitted that their tally of 25 points halfway into the season was something which he had not expected, but praised his side for delivering results despite losing score of their star players in the summer.
The Swans lost the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Scott-Sinclair-c32675, Joe Allen and Gylfi Sigurdsson to the Premier League’s big guns. However, the newcomers have stepped up to the plate to fill their void, with Michu being already labelled by many as the best summer signing.
“Halfway through the season is a moment to stop and think about what we have achieved. The numbers are there,” said the 48-year old.
“We have 25 points. We have a plus four goal difference and we have one of the top scorers in the league (in Michu) I think we can be very pleased.”
“Twenty-five points is more than I thought we would have at this stage, given half the starting XI have been new players to the club who have had to adapt.”
Laudrup’s unit are set to play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday, and will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Chelsea in the early part of January in the FA Cup and League Cup ties respectively.
The manager warned his side not to congratulate themselves as yet, as there was still a long way to go in the season. He also admitted that his prime goal was to reach the 40 points mark, in order to guarantee their survival in the English top-flight.
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