Source: Team_Talk
Scotland: Swans are Premier class
The Swans were a League One side just a few months ago but showed Fulham how far they have progressed by dominating them in a 1-1 FA Cup fifth-round draw at the Liberty Stadium.[LNB]The top-flight team know they are fortunate to retain a chance of reaching the quarter-finals via a Craven Cottage replay scheduled for a week on Tuesday.[LNB]Scotland, who netted a fine second-half equaliser after Garry Monk had put through his own goal a minute before the break, believes promotion from the Championship is also very much on the Swansea radar.[LNB]He said: "We have a chance of going up. We are looking at a play-off position and hopefully we can get a good run going between now and the end of the season.[LNB]"That is the aim. At the start of the season we were thinking we didn't want to get relegated.[LNB]"You always think when you are doing well that you are ready for the Premiership.[LNB]"I think I am and plenty of other boys here are too. Hopefully it can happen. We play with no fear.[LNB]"We will go to Craven Cottage and still play the way we normally play. We will just have to be ourselves and play our football and hopefully it can turn out to be good."[LNB]Scotland's strike - a well-placed shot beyond the excellent Mark Schwarzer after turning Aaron Hughes - was his 17th of the season and his 12th in as many games.[LNB]Two years ago Swans boss Roberto Martinez paid just £25,000 for the Trinidad and Tobago international, who had spent four years in Scottish football with Dundee United and St Johnstone.[LNB]His value has increased considerably since then but the 29-year-old admitted his decision to join Swansea had been made with minimal research.[LNB]He said: "My mate Dennis Lawrence was playing here and I wanted to join him.[LNB]"I wanted a crack at English football as well but that was the main factor in me joining the club. I've never looked back since.[LNB]"I thought Swansea was in England because they play there but obviously I found out it's in Wales, which was quite shocking."[LNB]Midfielder Simon Davies, the Welshman in the Fulham side, paid Swansea the compliment of likening them to Barcelona.[LNB]He said: "I've seen them on TV a few times and I know a lot of people who see them regularly, so I knew how tough it would be.[LNB]"The way they play it's almost like Barcelona, utilising the wide players very wide when we play with a narrow four to try and keep it tight.[LNB]"So that would always make it difficult for us and we were hoping to perhaps nick something on the break.[LNB]"It's such a big pitch. It's so difficult to get on the ball and we have to be happy to take the draw. Now we can look forward to trying to get the win in the replay."[LNB][LNB]
