Swansea City defender, Neil Taylor revealed that he was looking to make a mark with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Laudrup.
The Welsh outfit appointed the Danish football legend as their new manager earlier in June, after Brendan Rodgers decamped from the Liberty Stadium to take over the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
With the Olympic football competition set to commence from the 26th of July, Taylor revealed that he had set his focus on making an impression during the tournament, in order to come under the observation of the new boss at the helm.
The defender is reported to have said, “For every one of the Team GB players, the Olympics are great for our personal development and we will hit the ground running going into the Premier League with having some competitive games. Hopefully that will help
me impress my new manager.”
The GB squad, led by the Manchester United stalwart http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Scott-Sinclair-c32675.
Pearce’s unit have been stationed in Group A of the event, which also features http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 on Friday evening at Middlesbrough.
Touching the subject of Rodgers departure from Swansea, the 23-year old unearthed that he was thoroughly disappointed to see him part ways with the Swans. He insisted that the Northern Irishman is one of the most respected figures in the Premier League,
and he has not heard anyone utter a bad word against him during his stay at the Welsh club.
Nonetheless, he believed that Laudrup was the perfect replacement for Rodgers, and his side can build on their impressive performances under his management.
“Obviously we are sad to lose Brendan, but we have got ourselves a household name and he seems to be a great manager. We will learn a lot from him and hopefully we can hit the ground running when the season starts.”
Swansea finished the last season at the eleventh spot in the league table. They will get their 2012/13 campaign underway on the 18th of August in an away match against Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314.
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