MX23RW : Thursday, November 28 16:51:22| >> :120:12339:12339:

Michael Laudrup has one eye on international break

Michael Laudrup calls for his swansea City players to put in one last big performance against Southampton on Sunday before the two-week international break.

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup has urged his players to put in one last big performance before next weekend's international break.

The Welsh outfit travel to the South Coast on Sunday for a match with Southampton, which will be their seventh within the last 20 days due to their involvement in the Europa League.

Laudrup's men beat St Gallen 1-0 on Thursday to make it two wins out of two in Europe, and the Dane understands the strain that his players must be feeling.

"After another Europa League game we have to focus back on the Premier League for this last game before the international break," he told reporters. "It will mean we have played seven games in 20 days, and we know it will be tough on Sunday.

"We also know we have a two-week break after this game, and when we come back to the Premier League after that we have three home games and an away game at Cardiff in the next four, so this is important for us.

"We have seven points, but we all knew the first seven games would be very tough. So let's see what we can get on Sunday. Winning always brings something extra, the players may be tired but we know we can relax after Sunday."

The Swans lie 13th in the league with two wins, a draw and three defeats from their six games so far.

ID:109161: cacheID:109161:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2417:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino on the touchline during the match against West Brom on August 17, 2013
Read Next:
Preview: Southampton vs. Swansea
>
Read more about Michael Laudrup Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds17105231121935
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1711422491535
3Burnley179622161533
4Sunderland1796226121433
5Watford179262624229
6Middlesbrough178362920927
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom176921811727
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn167452017325
9Millwall166641914524
10Norwich CityNorwich175753125622
11Swansea CitySwansea176471615122
12Bristol City175752021-122
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds176472026-622
14Stoke CityStoke175661920-121
15Derby CountyDerby175572122-120
16Luton TownLuton175391829-1118
17Coventry CityCoventry174582225-317
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd174581927-817
19Preston North EndPreston173861624-817
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth174581834-1617
21Cardiff CityCardiff174491526-1116
22Hull City173681623-715
23Queens Park RangersQPR172871526-1114
24Portsmouth152671628-1212


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!