Sousa 'happy' for R's starlet German

21 March 2010 12:15
Sousa, who managed Rangers for six months before he was sacked just under a year ago, saw his Swans side denied victory in Saturday's Championship encounter by teenage striker Antonio German.[LNB]"He was playing for the under-17s when I was here and I promoted him to train with the first team," revealed Sousa.[LNB]"I'm happy for him but not so happy for me. He's a good prospect for the future."[LNB]Nathan Dyer had fired Swansea into the lead just before the hour mark after a hopeful ball from Guillem Bauza hit Rangers defender Matt Hill and fell into his path.[LNB]But German climbed off the bench to hit the leveller from close range after fellow substitute Rowan Vine drilled the ball across the area.[LNB]The point was enough to lift Swansea up to fourth, but Sousa felt his side should have run out comfortable winners.[LNB]Dyer also hit a post in the first half while Bauza missed a gilt-edged chance when he fired weakly at Rangers keeper Carl Ikeme.[LNB]"We needed to be more clinical. We had four or five big chances but at 1-0 anything can happen," added Sousa.[LNB]"I don't think it was a fair result - we had a lot of chances to conclude the game."[LNB]Neil Warnock, Rangers' sixth manager since Sousa's departure, predictably disagreed and felt his side were worth their point.[LNB]Sousa had added further spice to the encounter by criticising the physical nature of Warnock's teams in the build-up to the match.[LNB]"I did tell the players not to tackle today so as not to upset Paulo," smiled Warnock.[LNB]"I told them it would be a horrible game, as Swansea don't give anything away, and that they would have to be patient.[LNB]"It was an enjoyable second half, Antonio took his goal well and it was a good fightback.[LNB]"It was interesting to see them under some pressure because they had been so composed - it was nice to ruffle a few feathers."[LNB]Rangers are now six points clear of the relegation zone and Warnock is already looking to stamp his mark on the club next season.[LNB]"It's difficult, we've got six or seven loan players so I'm excited about bringing my own players in," he added.[LNB]"We won't be having six or seven loan players next season, that's for sure.[LNB]"I'd like to keep two or three of them though - if we've got a few million."[LNB][LNB]

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